A new butterfly species from south Russia revealed through chromosomal and molecular analysis of the Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damonides complex (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)

Finding a new species is a rare event in easy-to-see and well-studied organisms like butterflies, especially if they inhabit well-explored areas such as the Western Palaearctic. However, even in this region, gaps in taxonomic knowledge still exist and here we report such a discover...

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Main Authors: Vladimir A. Lukhtanov, Alexander V. Dantchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-11-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:https://compcytogen.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=20072