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Holly; Hydrangea Hortensia; Hydrangea Quercifolia, or Oak-Leaved Hydrangea (1864).

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Biodiversity Heritage Library

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#skeletonization #nature #botany #venation #skeletons #decorations #flowers #veins #leaves #plants #art #publicdomain

Now let's talk about moths. Nearly 100 years ago there was a major breakthrough in our understanding of #butterfly #wing patterns. The majority of #Lepidoptera aren't #butterflies, they're #moths. How do butterfly wings fit in with broader wing pattern #evolution in this order?

I found that the relationship between wing pattern & wing #venation in moths is so iron-clad that I was able to predict—and then find—a wing #vein in Lepidoptera that was previously known only from #caddisflies.

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