A rare Amazonian butterfly was recently named for a man who has spent much of his time surrounded by these winged critters (as well as a whole host of other animals): Sir David Attenborough.
The Black-eyed Satyr (Euptychia attenboroughi) is a striking specimen that resides only within a 500 km swath of tropical forest in the upper Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. The butterfly's namesake, Sir David Attenborough, is best known as the narrator and host of many popular nature-themed television series, including the BBC's 'Life' and 'Planet Earth'
Attenborough is also president of the United Kingdom's Butterfly Conservation, one of the largest insect conservation organizations in the world. Attenborough's black-eyed satyr was thought to be a different genus by the researchers. The discovery is described in the journal ZooKeys.
Reference: http://zookeys.pensoft.net
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