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Rain Butterflies, Rain Birds, and Rain Salamanders
Butterflies and pollinators fluttering amid the cool October rains, a phenomenal sight considering they require plenty of warmth and sunshine. Birds, a number of avian species make our garden their home year-round as residents or are migratory. Some mammals hibernate...
Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava): A New Record of An Invasive Species
Attribution: Nidal Issa Husein Ali Zorkot On October 3, 2019, a small population of plains cupid (Luthrodes pandava) butterflies was identified through field observation in northern Lebanon, in the university town of Deddeh near Tripoli. Nidal Issa and his wife Dalia...