Nabokov Was Right About Butterflies (2011)

Pretty cool - but maybe not hugely surprising because phenotype reflects genotype (generally) - what’s perhaps more surprising is that the genitalia differences still existed in Asia to be able to make the comparison?!

Another angle for those of you who have read Stephen J. Gould’s "No Science Without Fancy, No Art Without Facts: The Lepidoptery of Vladimir Nabokov"

Comparing and contrasting Gould’s thoughts on Nabokov’s role in butterfly research and the Pierce’s research On Nabokov’s theory:

https://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/2011/01/29/nabokov-was-...