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Butterflies and plants evolved in sync, but moth ‘ears’ predated bats

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A new study cross-examines classic hypotheses about the coevolution of butterflies with flowering plants and moths with bats, their key predators. The findings show flowering plants did drive much of these insects’ diversity, but in a surprise twist, multiple moth lineages evolved ‘ears’ millions of years before the existence of bats, previously credited with triggering moths’ development of hearing organs.

Source: ScienceDaily.com