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- ... that Kortnei Johnson (pictured) became a seven-time state sprinting champion for the University Interscholastic League despite training on grass and cement?
- ... that over the course of several decades, the missionaries of New Zealand's German Mission House failed to convert a single person?
- ... that all 55 people killed during the Great Genna Martyrdom in 1622 were beatified by Pope Pius IX more than two hundred years later?
- ... that S'Klallam artist Jeffrey Veregge's "Salish Geek" style blended traditional formline art techniques with bright colors and pop culture references?
- ... that the daimyo of Kumamoto is said to have spent a thousand gold pieces in one night at an Ōsakishimojima teahouse?
- ... that in 2024, C. J. Hanson became the first player from his school to be chosen in the NFL draft since 1989?
- ... that the Chinese Red Army housed its political directorate in a Catholic church in 1935?
- ... that people in Madagascar perform algebra on tree seeds in order to tell the future?
Euchloe penia, commonly known as the eastern greenish black-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and northern Iraq. The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas. Adults are a bright greenish off-yellow, with a wingspan of 32 to 36 millimetres (1.3 to 1.4 inches). There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in April and from June to July. The larvae feed on plants of the genus Matthiola. This E. penia butterfly perching on a flower was photographed in Pletvar, North Macedonia.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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