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New butterfly species found in Ireland

Adam Khor · 2011-09-08 17:09:42

Maybe you've seen these a thousand times already? :D They were identified as a separate species via DNA tests. http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/ireland-wood-white.html

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Adam Khor

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Maybe you've seen these a thousand times already? They were identified as a separate species via DNA tests.

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/ireland-wood-white.html

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It's not really a new species but a species that was misidentified although this species was only found to be here within past 10 years.

It was thought we had Lepidea reali but this has been found to be actually Leptidea juvernica.

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