High-throughput DNA sequencing techniques enable time-and cost-effective sequencing of
large portions of the genome. Instead of sequencing and annotating whole genomes, many …

Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with
plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However …

Genomic data are not yet widely used in insect conservation practice. Here, with a focus on
butterflies, we aim to identify the strengths, limitations and remaining gaps between the …

We analysed a molecular dataset of 1206 Geometroidea terminal taxa. In this paper we
focus on New World taxa, with 102 Nearctic terminal taxa (97 of which have not previously …

Abstract Background Butterflies (Papilionoidea) are perhaps the most charismatic insect
lineage, yet phylogenetic relationships among them remain incompletely studied and …

Background The availability of thousands of genomes has enabled new advancements in
biology. However, many genomes have not been investigated for their quality. Here we …

Tiger beetles are a remarkable group that captivates amateur entomologists, taxonomists
and evolutionary biologists alike. This diverse clade of beetles comprises about 2300 …

Broad-scale, quantitative assessments of insect biodiversity and the factors shaping it
remain particularly poorly explored. Here we undertook a spatial phylogenetic analysis of …

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized phylogenomics by
decreasing the cost and time required to generate sequence data from multiple markers or …

Male butterflies in the hyperdiverse tribe Eumaeini possess an unusually complex and
diverse repertoire of secondary sexual characteristics involved in pheromone production …