Evolution: Fossils reveal butterflies' history

The world’s largest butterfly tree of life is helping researchers determine where the winged insects originated when they first appeared on Earth about 100 million years ago.

All butterflies evolved from ancient moths in North America 100 million years ago

Phylogenomics reveals the evolutionary timing and pattern of butterflies and moths

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The Abrupt Origin of Butterflies

Evolution Occurs in the Blink of an Eye

A Powder snow Butterfly

How butterflies conquered the world: A new 'family tree' traces their 100-million-year journey across

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Fossils show butterflies existed before flowers •

Family tree of 'boring' butterflies shows they're anything but – Research News

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Tools of the trade: MicroCT reveals native structure and functional morphology of organs that drive caterpillar–ant interactions

All About Butterflies - Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory