question_answer 26)

Can the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat be considered homologous organs? Why or why not?

Answer:

Butterfly belongs to phylum-Arthropoda which have chitinous exoskeleton. The bat belongs to class-Mammalia which have wings of skin. Thus, both butterfly and bat are not homologous but analogous in wing structure, i.e., have similar functions not similar structure.