New Butterfly Species Named for Emily Graslie (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

New Butterfly Species Named for Emily Graslie

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Jagged bands of metallic silver scales mark the underside of the Wahydra graslieae's hindwings, a feature only previously seen in very distantly related skippers.

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Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace

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