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Butterfly mimics of ants

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Large blue butterflies are notable for their rarity and ability to dupe ants, and they are endangered. A genetic reconstruction of how social parasitism evolved among them will overturn conservation priorities.

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Figure 1: A cuckoo butterfly.

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  1. NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology's Dorset Laboratory, Winfrith Technology Centre, Dorchester, DT2 8ZD, UK

    Jeremy A. Thomas

  2. Department of Community Ecology, UFZ Leipzig-Halle, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, Halle/Saale, 06120, Germany

    Josef Settele

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Thomas, J., Settele, J. Butterfly mimics of ants. Nature 432, 283–284 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/432283a

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