Florida Museum of Natural History: Butterflies, Plants Evolved in Sync, But Moth 'Ears' Predated Bats
October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Oct. 21 -- The Florida Museum of Natural History issued the following research news:
Butterflies and moths rank among the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 160,000 known species, ranging from the iconic blue morpho to the crop-devouring armyworm.
Scientists have long attributed these insects' rich variety to their close connections with other organisms. Butterflies, they hypothesized, evolved in tandem with the plants they fed . . .
Butterflies and moths rank among the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 160,000 known species, ranging from the iconic blue morpho to the crop-devouring armyworm.
Scientists have long attributed these insects' rich variety to their close connections with other organisms. Butterflies, they hypothesized, evolved in tandem with the plants they fed . . .