butterflies

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Even among more adaptable butterflies, the picture is mixed.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The wing patterns, front and back, are centered on individual sheets, themselves screen printed to create standardized forms for specimen information and further ornamented with spatter-printed reliefs of butterflies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Yet he was relieved to feel those familiar butterflies on the first tee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Programs like the University of Illinois Chicago’s nationwide agreements for monarch butterflies and bumblebees help companies reduce regulatory delays and help conserve endangered and declining species at the same time.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Because they were everywhere, clinging to freshly scrubbed laundry on clothes lines, or stuck to the bottom of well-heeled shoes, the butterflies were on everyone’s most wanted list, including Mamá’s.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall