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Andrew Warren

intricately patterned Minerva owl butterfly specimen

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New butterfly species naming rights auctioned for $40,800

February 2, 2008

Surprisingly, McGuire Center Collections Manager George Austin came across the species while curating butterflies in the Florida Museum, which houses…
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