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Florida Museum of Natural History

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Caption

Using the largest butterfly tree of life ever created, scientists have determined where the first butterflies originated and which plants they relied on for food.

Credit

Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace and phylogeny by Hillis, Zwickl, and Gutell

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