Decades after a US butterfly species vanished, a close relative is released to fill gap
by Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez
Apr 15, 2024
2 minutes
More than 80 years ago, a beautiful butterfly called Xerces Blue that once fluttered among 's coastal dunes went extinct as stately homes, museums and parks ate up its habitat, marking the first butterfly species in the United States to disappear due to human development.
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