New Species of Butterfly 'Stained With Fire' Found in Cloud-Covered Forests

New Species of Butterfly 'Stained With Fire' Found in Cloud-Covered Forests

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http://www.newsweek.com/new-species-butterfly-stained-fire-found-cloud-covered-forests-1841249

A colorful new butterfly species that lives high up in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains has been identified by scientists.

Researchers have given the species the scientific name Actinote pyrrhosticta, which can be translated as "stained with fire"—a reference to the reddish and orange coloration that is characteristic of the insect.