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The spring mountain butterfly has been spotted for the first time beneath power lines

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for the first time has detected the presence of the spring mountain butterfly (Erebia epistygne), a species under threat of extinction in Catalonia, under the electricity transmission lines of Red Eléctrica, Spain's transmission system operator.

The spring mountain butterfly has been spotted for the first time beneath power lines
Image: Phys.org
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for the first time has detected the presence of the spring mountain butterfly (Erebia epistygne), a species under threat of extinction in Catalonia, under the electricity transmission lines of Red Eléctrica, Spain's transmission system operator.

Originally published at Phys.org

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