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liquidnight:Vladimir Nabokov’s first important American catch, taken on June 9, 1941, from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. He named it Neo-nympha dorothea for Dorothea Leuthold, a friend who drove the Nabokovs west on the trip and “kicked up” the first specimen, enabling the butterfly’s discovery. [from Nabokov’s Butterflies]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktk5gu5l5Q1qzhl9eo1_400.jpg)
liquidnight:Vladimir Nabokov’s first important American catch, taken on June 9, 1941, from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. He named it Neo-nympha dorothea for Dorothea Leuthold, a friend who drove the Nabokovs west on the trip and “kicked up” the first specimen, enabling the butterfly’s discovery. [from Nabokov’s Butterflies]
