"Butterflies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Slender-bodies diurnal insects having large, broad wings often strikingly colored and patterned.
| Descriptor ID |
D002080
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Butterflies" by people in Profiles.
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Genetic, developmental, and neural changes underlying the evolution of butterfly mate preference. PLoS Biol. 2025 Mar; 23(3):e3002989.
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Elucidating nanostructural organization and photonic properties of butterfly wing scales using hyperspectral microscopy. J R Soc Interface. 2024 Sep; 21(218):20240185.
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A meta-analysis of butterfly structural colors: their color range, distribution and biological production. J Exp Biol. 2023 11 01; 226(21).
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Acute and Long-Term Consequences of Co-opted doublesex on the Development of Mimetic Butterfly Color Patterns. Mol Biol Evol. 2023 09 01; 40(9).
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New molecular insights into butterfly pigmentation. Cell Rep. 2023 08 29; 42(8):112981.
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Migration genetics take flight: genetic and genomic insights into monarch butterfly migration. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2023 10; 59:101079.
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Divergent expression of aristaless1 and aristaless2 during embryonic appendage and pupal wing development in butterflies. BMC Biol. 2023 05 11; 21(1):104.
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aristaless1 has a dual role in appendage formation and wing color specification during butterfly development. BMC Biol. 2023 05 04; 21(1):100.
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Butterfly mimicry rings run in circles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 01 24; 120(4):e2220680120.
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Mimicry can drive convergence in structural and light transmission features of transparent wings in Lepidoptera. Elife. 2021 12 21; 10.