Female butterflies generally choose among male suitors, but with hundreds of related species living in close proximity, how can they decide which are the right ones? A solution is that males have scent producing organs on their wings. Strangely, some lose theirs during evolution. Is this a disadvantage?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150916125506.htm
To be fragrant or not: Why do some male hairstreak butterflies lack scent organs?
16 septiembre 2015
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