How the monarch got its spots: Long-distance migration selects for larger white spots on monarch butterfly wings (IMAGE)

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How the monarch got its spots: Long-distance migration selects for larger white spots on monarch butterfly wings

Caption

Migratory monarchs have larger and more white spots than non-migratory relatives.

Credit

Andrew K. Davis, using images courtesy of www.butterfliesofamerica.com with permission, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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