Scientists have discovered a new butterfly species in the Canadian Rockies, they report in ZooKeys.. The Satyrium curiosolus, or “Curiously Isolated Hairstreak,” lives up to its name.Although ...

Scientists have discovered a new butterfly species in the Canadian Rockies, they report in ZooKeys. The Satyrium curiosolus, or “Curiously Isolated Hairstreak,” lives up to its name. Although ...

Scientists have discovered a new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, in Canada's Alberta Waterton Lakes National Park, following groundbreaking genomic research that revealed its 40,000-year ...

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Advocates of the changes point out that species names and taxonomy rules are constantly in flux — this week’s meeting will consider hundreds of proposals to alter rules for plant names.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with NPR science correspondent Jonathan Lambert about the decision, as well as other conservation efforts the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing as 2024 winds down.

Nine of the 54 butterfly species studied, including the Essex skipper and the silver-studded blue, were the lowest in number since 1992, while the small heath was the highest in number. Over the ...

Seven butterfly species found in Maine are experiencing some of the fastest population declines in the U.S. These species, with fanciful names like Dreamy Duskywing and Coral Hairstreak, saw their ...

Seven butterfly species found in Maine are experiencing some of the fastest population declines in the U.S. These species, with fanciful names like Dreamy Duskywing and Coral Hairstreak, saw their ...

The number of four species of butterfly in Devon were at their lowest for at least a decade in 2024, new figures show. Butterfly Conservation said the number of silver-washed fritillary, dark ...