Phylogenomics Illuminates the Evolutionary History of Wild Silkmoths in Space and Time (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
R. Rougerie, A. Cruaud, P. Arnal, L. Ballesteros-Mejia, F. L. Condamine, T. Decaens, M. Elias, D. Gey, P. D. N. Hebert, I. J. Kitching, S. Lavergne, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, J. Murienne, Y. Cuenot, S. Nidelet, J.-Y. Rasplus
This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of wild silkmoths using phylogenomic data, revealing a Neotropical origin and two Old World colonization events, along with taxonomic rearrangements.
bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2022Evolutionary Biology