Study identifies trend toward larger and fewer eyespot patterns on butterflies

PHYSorg
Oct 4, 2023, 1:42 pm157 pts
Eye spots, color patterns that resemble the eyes of vertebrates, on butterfly wings are common in nature. A research team involving the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) and researchers in Mexico, Brazil and the U.S., have now identified a trend towards fewer and bigger eyespots in…

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