The Arctiid Archetype: A New Lepidopteran Groundplan

The nymphalid groundplan (NGP) has proven to be extraordinarily useful in the study of butterfly color patterns because it allows for the identification of homologous elements across species. It has long been thought that the NGP is broadly applicable to all Lepidoptera, implying that the characters...

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Main Authors: Richard Gawne, H. Frederik Nijhout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00175/full