butterflies

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His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Despite their evolutionary distance, the team discovered that both butterflies and moths repeatedly relied on the same two genes, ivory and optix, to produce nearly identical warning colors.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Legendary BBC commentator Ted Lowe, predicting trouble may be ahead in the Crucible cauldron, says: "The butterflies must be floating around his tummy."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

"A number of butterflies have been lost on the Quantocks over the past 75 years," said Robin Stamp, chairman of the group.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The light, airy butterflies I used to feel when I saw him whip their red flags, scratch the walls of my stomach.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam