New butterfly species named after 'Lord of the Rings' villain Sauron.

Two species identified in newly-named Saurona genus.

Part of a 10-year study of Euptychiina butterflies.

Discovery could generate more interest in butterfly conservation.

Saurona group comes from the Amazon rainforest.

Deforestation and climate change threaten the Amazon.

Euptychiina butterflies are difficult to distinguish from one another.

Some Euptychiina species are threatened with extinction.

Butterflies play a vital role in food chains.

Naming animal species after pop-culture characters is not unusual.

Scientists name new butterfly species after Sauron, the villain in 'Lord of the Rings', to raise awareness about butterfly conservation 

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