Wings of Beauty: Designed Detail in Butterflies

Science Update from ICR · Jun 22, 2026

A butterfly wing may look like painted glass, but beneath its beauty is a living control system. A recent study on South American butterflies and a day-flying moth found a striking theme. Two genes, ivory and optix, help make similar colors in insects that conventional scientists place far apart on the family tree.1 The study presents this as evidence that evolution has repeated itself. Yet the finding points to a s... More...