Phylogeny of the superfamily Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera: Obtectomera), with an exploratory application on geometric morphometrics

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 307 - 328
• Main Authors: Wang, Qing‐Yun, Li, Hou‐Hun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Biodiversity; comparative morphology; Comparative studies; Datasets; Economic importance; Gelechioidea; Geographical distribution; geometric morphometrics; Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; Lepidoptera; Markers; Mitochondria; molecular phylogenetic reconstruction; Morphometry; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Species diversity; Species identification; Wings; “SSABM” clade

The superfamily Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera: Obtectomera) has a high species diversity. It consists of more than 18,400 described species and has a global distribution. Among it, large numbers of species were reported to be economically important to people's production and life. However, relation...