# The spring mountain butterfly has been spotted for the first time beneath power lines

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- Published: 2026-11-06T15:00:12+00:00
- Category: Science
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The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for the first time has detected the presence of the spring mountain butterfly (Erebia epistygne), a species under threat of extinction in Catalonia, under the electricity transmission lines of Red Eléctrica, Spain's transmission system operator.

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