May 17 2026SCIENCE
New Moth Species on Crete Gets a Unique Name
Researchers recently found a bright purple-and-orange moth hidden in Crete’s White Mountains, and they gave it an unusual name: the Pope Leo moth. The new species wasn’t just another discovery—it was hiding in plain sight. For years, scientists had been calling it by another name, Pyralis kachetical
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