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Which two members of Nightwish have an insect named after them?

Question #146709. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Apr 03 2019.
Originally posted Apr 03 2019 12:26 AM.

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Tuomas Holopainen and Floor Jansen
"A new insect species, Sciophilia holopaineni, discovered by a Finnish biologist named Jukka Salmela of Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife, has been named after Tuomas Holopainen, because of Holopainen's love for nature."
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuomas_Holopainen#Early_and_personal_life
"Last year, a new species of beetle was discovered by scientist Andreas Weigel. It was named after Jansen, dubbing it "Tmesisternus floorjansenae". This makes Floor Jansen the second Nightwish member to be named after a newly discovered species."
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor_Jansen#Personal_life

Apr 03 2019, 2:07 AM
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