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Ben Chehida et al. studied convergent evolution in multiple mimetic Neotropical lepidopteran lineages that diverged between 1 and 120 million years ago, including seven species of Ithomiini and Heliconius butterflies and a day-flying Chetone moth. Image credit: Ben Chehida et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003742.

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Study: Butterflies and Moths Have Reused Same Genetic Toolkit for 120 Million Years

May 4, 2026

A landmark study of several butterfly lineages and a day-flying moth in South America shows that convergent evolution…