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
One of its projects is to identify which plants are most effective for supporting pollinators including bees, wasps, butterflies and moths.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
That’s especially true of romance readers, who are generally regarded as the social butterflies of the book community.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
My heartbeat was fluttering, making me think of trapped butterflies, but did I even have a heartbeat right now?
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
