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Butterfly native to far-flung isles thought to have finally died out
With no sightings in two years, the rare Ogasawara blue butterfly, named after its island chain natural habitat far south of Tokyo and designated a national natural treasure, is considered extinct ...
Blue butterflies return to San Francisco Presidio, 80 years after Xerces species extinction
The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to the Xerces species ...
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Agreement Reached to Ensure New Protections for Rare Mount Charleston Blue Butterfly as Nevada Ski Resort Expands
The rare Mount Charleston blue butterfly lives in just a handful of alpine meadows on Mount Charleston above Las Vegas. The species was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 2013. One of its ...
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Blue butterflies back in San Francisco, after Xerces extinction
The Xerces blue butterfly went extinct along the San Francisco coast some 80 years ago. But scientists have identified a ...