Oldest Evidence of Butterflies

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Insects such as the ubiquitous butterfly belong to the huge phylum Arthropoda (creatures having paired, jointed appendages and a chitinous exoskeleton). There is no indication this phylum evolved from some other group. Indeed, arthropods “have a rich fossil record extending to the very late Precambrian period” as arthropods.1

The fossil record confirms this, showing that butterflies (Lepidoptera) have alway… More…

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