A large-scale, higher-level, molecular phylogenetic study of the insect order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies).

Higher-level relationships within the Lepidoptera, and particularly within the species-rich subclade Ditrysia, are generally not well understood, although recent studies have yielded progress. We present the most comprehensive molecular analysis of lepidopteran phylogeny to date, focusing on relatio...

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Main Authors: Jerome C Regier, Charles Mitter, Andreas Zwick, Adam L Bazinet, Michael P Cummings, Akito Y Kawahara, Jae-Cheon Sohn, Derrick J Zwickl, Soowon Cho, Donald R Davis, Joaquin Baixeras, John Brown, Cynthia Parr, Susan Weller, David C Lees, Kim T Mitter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3595289?pdf=render