Scientists Discover a New Butterfly Species Hiding in Plain Sight

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Nearly identical butterflies share the same tropical forests, yet scientists still cannot fully explain how they recognize their own kind. When Andrés Orellana found caterpillars stripping the leaves from a Cecropia sapling in Venezuela, they had the familiar black bodies and yellow spines of Colobura butterflies. None, however, had the cream-colored markings seen in the [...]

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