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New 'ecclesiastical' moth named after Pope Leo XIV

phys.org·Pensoft Publishers·28 days ago
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Pyralis papaleonei sp. nov., holotype. Credit: Peter Huemer Distinguished by its striking colors and a name that carries the weight of a high ecclesiastical office, a new species of moth has been discovered in the rugged terrain of Greece. When researchers from the Tyrolean State Museum, the Finnish Museum of Natural History and the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology identified this unique insect in the White Mountains of Crete, they chose a name that reflects both its noble appearance and a message of environmental hope: Pyralis papaleonei—derived from "Papa Leone" (Pope Leo). The discovery , published in the open-access journal Nota Lepidopterologica , highlights that even among such conspicuous European moths, overlooked species remain to be discovered. The new species is currently only known from the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) in the western part of Crete, where it appears to be an endemic treasure of the island.…

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