Mitochondrial chromosome as a marker of animal migratory routes: DNA barcoding revealed Asian (non-African) origin of a tropical migrant butterfly Junonia orithya in south Israel

The blue pansy Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) is widely distributed along the tropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia. It is also known as a migrant species in the Levant. Here we record J. orithya in south Israel and provide a DNA-barcode-based evid...

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Main Authors: Vladimir A. Lukhtanov, Elena A. Pazhenkova, Asya V. Novikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-12-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:http://compcytogen.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11085