2 S Fla butterflies listed as endangered species

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VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two butterflies found only in South Florida have been added to the endangered species list.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it was listing the Florida leafwing and Bartram’s scrub-hairstreak as endangered and designating thousands of acres of critical habitat for both butterflies.

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