A cautionary tale! [image] The tale of a butterfly heist and a taxonomic side quest - Australian Geographic A series of heists on Australian museums 70 years ago is still causing a flutter in butterfly science today. Est. reading time: 10 minutes

The butterfly thief -- a cautionary tale!

GilesR October 28, 2025, 2:36pm 1

A cautionary tale!

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billtebird October 30, 2025, 10:18pm 2

Very interesting!! Who knew?

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