New Butterflies Are Named for Sauron, ‘Lord of the Rings’ Villain

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The distinctive marks on the newly identified insects resemble the baleful eye of Sauron, the dark lord in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series.

via NYT > Books https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/science/sauron-butterfly-species.html