Butterflies and moths are one of the most diverse groups of animals.To date, only in the Alps have scientists
However, it is believed that this topic has been almost completely researched, which is why the discovery of a new species becomes a real sensation.That's what happened when a Swiss-Austrian team of researchers described a new species of alpine butterfly.
In order to give a new species a name, scientists must first make sure that thisThe species had not been discovered before, and there was no longer the exact same name for another species.
The researchers looked at descriptions of similar species and compared the new one with them to prove that it was indeed unknown to science.As a result, they found six potentially suitable names that had already been assigned to other butterflies: the first time a new species was discovered 180 years agoAfter the authors studied each of the six species, they found that they wereabout the same butterfly that scientists are currently studying.
The authors decided to name the new species Dichrorampha velata - the Latin name of the species means "veiled" or "hidden", which indicates a complex history of its discovery.
The biology of the new species is not fully known, but the authors believe that its caterpillars can live in the rhizome of yarrow or chrysanthemums, like other species of the same genus.
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