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Phylogenetic and Comparative Genomics Study of Papilionidae Based on Mitochondrial Genomes [PDF]

Genes
Most species of Papilionidae are large and beautiful ornamental butterflies. They are recognized as model organisms in ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and conservation biology but present numerous unresolved phylogenetic problems.
Zhen-Tian Yan, Xiao-Ya Tang, Site Luo
exaly   +3 more sources

Non-Invasive Sampling Reveals Genetic Differentiation and Lineage Structure in the Rare Butterfly <i>Luehdorfia chinensis</i> Leech (Lepidoptera Papilionidae). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Non‐invasive sampling was evaluated as a genetic tool for the rare butterfly Luehdorfia chinensis using naturally shed materials. Fifth‐instar larval exuviae provided high‐quality mitochondrial DNA and enabled robust population genetic analyses.
Yang WJ, OuYang HD, Zhu Q, Zou YH, Jiang B, Xu S, Huang GP, Jiang GF, Zeng JP.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mechanisms of Aristolochic Acid Resistance in Specialist Butterflies and Evolutionary Insights for Potential Protective Pathways. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
The study provides an extreme example of insect adaptation to highly toxic defenses of host plants, and investigates the complex strategies to resist carcinogenic aristolochic acids, including physical isolation, metabolic detoxification, and DNA repair.
Luan Y, Zhang Y, Li J, Zhu J, Lei Y, Hu Y, Xin Z, Xie T, Zheng J, Lin Y, Shen J, Cao Y, You X, Xi J, Wu J, Liu W, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Lohman DJ, Shi L, Zhang W.   +20 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Predictors of Wing Attacks by Birds Across Australian Butterflies. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Predation pressure can vary latitudinally and across different prey communities as well as between males and females of the same prey species. Here, the variation in predation pressure on Australian butterflies was assessed using wing damage caused by bird attacks in over 2310 individuals from five butterfly families.
Daluwatta Galappaththige HSS, McLean DJ, Hämäläinen L, Dharmarathne C, Herberstein ME.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Coevolution of Colour Patterns and Hindwing Shapes on a Large Phylogenetic Scale Reveals Predation-Driven Adaptive Syndromes in Swallowtail Butterflies. [PDF]

Ecol Lett
By combining computer vision and morphometrics on museum specimens, we show that hindwing tail shape and colour patterns evolved in concert across swallowtails. Long‐tailed species display contrasted stripes and marginal spots, suggesting coevolution of deflective traits promoted by natural selection by predators.
Puissant A, Chotard A, Condamine FL, Debat V, Llaurens V.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Sequestration of aristolochic acids from meridic diets by larvae of Battus polydamas archidamas (Papilionidae: Troidini)

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
Larvae of the butterfly, Battus polydamas archidamas (Papilionidae: Troidini) feed exclusively on aristolochic acid (AAs)-containing Aristolochia species (Aristolochiaceae).
CARLOS F Pinto, Alejandro Urzúa, Hermann M Niemeyer   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Life history of Papilio (Druryia) meriones Felder &amp; Felder (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Madagascar [PDF]

ZooKeys
The swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) have been researched extensively as a model species in biology, ecology, and conservation biology.
Sixun Ge, Lili Ren, Shaoji Hu
doaj   +4 more sources

Heat drastically alters floral color and pigment composition without affecting flower conspicuousness. [PDF]

Am J Bot
Abstract Premise Floral pigments primarily serve to attract pollinators through color display and also contribute to protection against environmental stress. Although pigment composition can be plastically altered under stress, its impact on pollinator color perception remains poorly understood.
Narbona E, Perfectti F, González-Megías A, Navarro L, Del Valle JC, Armas C, Gómez JM.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

First record of Lestranicus transpectus (Moore, 1879) and Graphium macareus (Godart, 1819) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) in Bangladesh

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021
Lestranicus transpectus and Graphium macareus are new observations of butterfly fauna to Bangladesh for the first time from Baro Chara (22.50° N, 92.18° E, 9 m), Rangamati district of Chittagong division.
Prince Paul, Saiful Islam, Rajib Dey
doaj   +1 more source

Complete mitochondrial genomes of Papilio nephelus chaon and Papilio epycides (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Papilioninae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequences of Papilio nephelus chaon and Papilio epycides were sequenced by Illumina and analyzed in this study.
Zhentian Yan, Mingjuan Lu, Site Luo, Shulin He, Wenbo Fu, Xueqian Wang, Zhenhuai Fan, Danlan Hu, Bin Chen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source