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Silvery Blue butterflies (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)—the closest living relative of the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly (G. xerces) | California Academy of Sciences

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Washington Post: This butterfly went extinct. That’s not the end of the story.

The Xerces blue butterfly vanished from San Francisco in the 1940s. Scientists just released dozens…

Revive & Restore TeamJuly 15, 2024

Silvery Blue butterflies (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)—the closest living relative of the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly (G. xerces) | California Academy of Sciences

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BayNature: There’s a New Blue Flitting on Xerces’ Old Turf

The Xerces blue butterfly, long gone from San Francisco, became a symbol of the fight…

Revive & Restore TeamApril 15, 2024

Silvery Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)—the closest living relative of the extinct Xerces Blue butterfly (G. xerces)—released in the sand dunes of the Presidio in California in 2024.

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Relative of extinct butterfly helps fill the ecological void

California Academy of Sciences and Presidio Trust repopulate sand dunes with relative of extinct Xerces…

Revive & Restore TeamApril 15, 2024

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