Wild silkmoths (Saturniidae) are one of the most emblematic and most studied families of
moths. Yet, the absence of a robust phylogenetic framework based on a comprehensive …

Dry body mass (DBM) is perhaps the most biologically informative variable describing body
size in invertebrates. Unfortunately, obtaining species-specific indices of DBM is problematic …

Animal body size variation is of particular interest in evolutionary biology, but the genetic
basis remains largely unknown. Previous studies have shown the presence of two parallel …

Locomotory performance is an important determinant of fitness in most animals, including
flying insects. Strong selective pressures on wing morphology are therefore expected …

The most emblematic animal traits are often attributed to sexual selection. While this
pressure is an important force, elaborated traits that have been driven solely by natural …

Traits are often caught in a dynamic tension of countervailing evolutionary pressures. Trade-
offs can be imposed by predators evolutionarily curtailing the conspicuousness of a sexually …

Simple Summary The landmark annotation of hindwing venation is one of the most important
methods in the hindwing morphological, functional, and evolutionary analysis of beetles …

The wing is the key evolutionary innovation of pterygote insects and wing morphology is
commonly envisaged as finely attuned to functional performance. Here, we use a theoretical …

Elaborate traits evolve via intense selective pressure, often overpowering ecological
constraints. Hindwing tails that thwart bat attack have repeatedly originated in moon moths …