Butterfly Wings Get a Color Makeover (IMAGE)

Yale University

Butterfly Wings Get a Color Makeover

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Yale University scientists were able to change the color of a butterfly's wings in six generations. These images illustrate the change in wing color for the species Bicyclus anynana, from brown to violet.

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Antónia Monteiro

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