Is Alaska’s first new butterfly species in decades an ancient hybrid? – Research News https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/is-alaskas-first-new-butterfly-species-in-decades-an-ancient-hybrid/
Some might say it takes a rare breed to survive the Alaska wilderness. The discovery of a possible new species of hybrid butterfly from the state’s interior is proving that theory correct. Belonging to a group known as the Arctics, the Tanana Arctic, Oeneis tanana, is the first new butterfly
It also has a unique DNA sequence, which is nearly identical to those found in nearby
