Nearly identical butterflies share the same tropical forests, yet scientists still cannot fully explain how they recognize their own kind. When Andrés Orellana found caterpillars stripping the leaves from a Cecropia sapling in Venezuela, they had the familiar black bodies and yellow spines of Colobura butterflies. None, however, had the cream-colored markings seen in the […]
Scientists Discover a New Butterfly Species Hiding in Plain Sight