A very unusual cross between two butterflies gave rise to another species
A very unusual cross between two butterflies gave rise to another species
type="image/webp">> The Amazonian butterfly Heliconius elevatus comes from a cross between two other species, H. pardalinus and H. melpomene. – Kanchon Dasmahapatra
The Amazonian butterfly Heliconius elevatus comes from a cross between two other species, H. pardalinus and H. melpomene. – Kanchon Dasmahapatra
In the living world, the appearance of a new species requires the separation of an ancestral species into two distinct groups. A new study reveals that a cross between two species of the genus Heliconius gave rise to a third! A very rare phenomenon called hybrid speciation.
