Notes on the molecular taxonomy of the Proclossiana eunomia complex (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae: Argynnini): analysis of DNA barcodes

The Proclossiana eunomia (Esper, 1799) complex is currently composed of the several subspecies distributed throughout Palaearсtic region and North America. Despite the fact that some of the taxa have differences in wing pattern and body size, previous assumptions on taxonomy not supported by molecul...

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Published inUkrainian journal of ecology Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 222 - 232
Main Authors Yakovlev, R. V., Shapoval, N. A., Kuftina, G. N., Kulak, A. V., Kovalev, S. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melitopol Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 01.01.2018
Subjects
Body size
Butterflies & moths
Chemotaxonomy
COI protein
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA barcoding
Ecology
Lepidoptera
Nymphalidae
Systematic biology
Systematics
Taxa
Taxonomy
Mongolia
Eurasia
Arctic region
Europe
China
Siberia
Bulgaria
North America
Russia
Caucasus
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Summary:The Proclossiana eunomia (Esper, 1799) complex is currently composed of the several subspecies distributed throughout Palaearсtic region and North America. Despite the fact that some of the taxa have differences in wing pattern and body size, previous assumptions on taxonomy not supported by molecular data. Therefore, the identity of certain populations of this complex has remained unclear and the taxonomic status of several recently described taxa is debated. Here, we provide insights into systematics of some Palaearctic members of this group using molecular approach, based on the analysis of the barcoding fragment of the COI gene taking into account known morphological differences.
ISSN:2520-2138
2520-2138
DOI:10.15421/2018_206