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This Butterfly May Have Been the First Insect Driven Extinct by U.S. Urbanization – Gizmodo
The beautiful Xerces blue butterfly was a distinct species, according to a new study. It hasn’t been seen alive since 1943.
Scientists say theyve confirmed a decades-old suspicion about the loss of the Xerces blue butterfly in the U.S by the 1940s. Based on genetic analysis of a 93-year-old specimen and others, they say the Xerces blue really was a distinct species of butterfly,…
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