Mitochondrial DNA provides an insight into the mechanisms driving diversification in the ithomiine butterfly Hyposcada anchiala (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Ithomiinae)

Geographic subspecies of several ithomiine butterflies on the lower east Andean slopes display a black and orange "melanic tiger" aposematic wing pattern that occurs from Colombia to Bolivia, while geographically adjacent lowland subspecies typically bear a coloured, "tiger" patt...

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Main Authors: Alaine WHINNETT, Keith R. WILLMOTT, Andrew V.Z. BROWER, Fraser SIMPSON, Marie ZIMMERMANN, Gerardo LAMAS, James MALLET
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2005-11-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200504-0009_Mitochondrial_DNA_provides_an_insight_into_the_mechanisms_driving_diversification_in_the_ithomiine_butterfly_Hy.php