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How do butterflies evolve?

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Butterfly evolution is the origin and diversification of butterflies through geologic time and over a large portion of the Earth's surface. ... Their development is closely linked to the evolution of flowering plants, since both adult butterflies and caterpillars feed on flowering plants.

or are you asking how they transform into butterflies?

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Bees evolved some 125 million years ago, and the plants produced nectar to secure them as pollinators. Because moths had already developed straw-like mouth-parts, one group was able to exploit the novel food source, and evolved into butterflies. They switched their flying hours from night to day.

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