New Butterfly Species Named After Lord of the Rings Villain.
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Two new butterfly species have been named after the villain Sauron from the Lord of the Rings novels. The Saurona genus was chosen because the black rings on the butterfly's orange wings reminded scientists of the all-seeing eye described in JRR Tolkien's books. The Natural History Museum in London hopes the unusual title will draw attention to the species and help generate more research.
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