Butterfly vision, wing pigments linked

Butterflies that have a spare gene allowing them to see ultraviolet colors also have UV-yellow pigment on their wings. The UV-yellow color may help the butterflies survive by facilitating the search for appropriate mates. Butterfly experts have suspected for more than 150 years that vision plays a main role in explaining wing colour diversity. Now, for the first time, the research proves thi....

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