A Butterfly Sex Role Reversal (IMAGE)

Yale University

A Butterfly Sex Role Reversal

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When temperatures are cooler, female Bicyclus anynana actively court males, which take on the same role when temperatures are warmer.

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William H. Piel and Antonia Monteiro/Courtesy of Yale University

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