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5 January 2026 / The Spokesman-Review / Linda Weiford
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Cool Critters: 'Earliest' appearance of butterflies turns heads this January

Spokane, Washington, United States

Unusually mild January weather in eastern Washington and the Inland Northwest prompted rare midwinter sightings of Milbert’s tortoiseshell butterflies, which normally don’t emerge until March.


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