Scientists Discover Nine New Species Overlooked in Museum Drawers.
Nine new #butterfly species have been discovered hiding in 'plain sight' among the some 80,000 drawers that make up the lepidoptera collection of the Natural History Museum, London.

A study describing the finds—which hail from Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana and Peru—has been published in the scientific journal Zootaxa.
https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-discover-nine-new-species-in-museum-11213403 #globalmuseum #museums