Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this, still learning about the genetics involved, so my terminology might be wrong.
Butters and lessers are part of an allelic complex along with mojaves, bamboos, and het russos. When bred together any of these snakes produces a blue eyed leucistic animal (the super form of anything in this complex), however looking at each individual gene will show you that they are not all different names for the same gene. A mojo looks nothing like a het russo, and a lesser looks nothing like a bamboo. It's also worth mentioning that a white diamond BEL (the "super russo") looks way different than a super mojo, which looks different from the purer white BEL's. Lessers and butters look pretty similar, sure, and there are arguments either way on that topic, but that's a different debate. It's a weird jumble, and honestly The surest way to tell what's inside your BEL is to ask the breeder. I know there are other allelic combos, but the leucistic complex is the only one I've really looked into.
As for bananas, coral glows, and white smokes; many people argue that they are the same thing though I don't think it has been proven either way.
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