Genetic diversity of Parides ascanius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troidini): implications for the conservation of Brazil’s most iconic endangered invertebrate species

Seraphim, Noemy; Barreto, Mariana Araújo; Almeida, Gilberto S. S.; EsperanÇO, Alexandre Pimenta; Monteiro, Ricardo Ferreira; Souza, Anete Pereira de; Freitas, André Victor Lucci; Silva-Brandão, Karina Lucas

doi:10.1007/s10592-015-0802-5

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“…However, since it is a threatened species with great potential for use as a agship species for conservation, it would be interesting to study the genetic diversity within and between the two areas where it occurs. Such data could help to establish conservation measures for both the butter y and its habitats, as has been done for the threatened P. ascanius (Seraphim et al 2016).…”

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Disentangling the taxonomy of Parides burchellanus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and related taxa

Freitas,

Brevignon,

Silva-Brandão

2024

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With eight described taxa, the “panthonus clade” of Parides Hübner, [1819] has been the subject of some recent taxonomic rearrangements, including the number of species that composed this clade. Based on new molecular data, including sequences of the type species of the two putative species of this group, namely Parides burchellanus (Westwood, 1872) and P. panthonus panthonus (Cramer, 1780), a new phylogenetic hypothesis is presented to this clade. The obtained phylogeny recovered the “panthonus clade” monophyletic and divided in two sub-clades. Based on this tree and genetic distances, the “panthonus clade” is composed by two species: 1) P. burchellanus, which has no recognized subspecies, and 2) P. panthonus (Cramer, 1780), with seven described subspecies. The present study provided significant contributions towards the systematics of the “panthonus clade”. As such, this marks an important first step towards supporting future studies of the ecology, biogeography, and species conservation within this clade.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling the taxonomy of Parides burchellanus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and related taxa

Freitas,

Brevignon,

Silva-Brandão

2024

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“…Population genetic research of endangered, endemic, and protected butterflies should be encouraged by forestry or environmental protection authorities on a regular basis or established as a component of standardized research packages in the conservation projects of those species. Quantifying population structure would benefit determining how management strategies, population histories (via monitoring data), and/or environments influence patterns of diversity [ 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 ]. Also, identifying levels and directions of gene flow and the number of private alleles in populations can provide critical information for a more effective conservation strategy in terms of increasing fitness [ 121 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 ].…”

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Butterfly Conservation in China: From Science to Action

Wang

Suman

Zhang

et al. 2020

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About 10% of the Earth’s butterfly species inhabit the highly diverse ecosystems of China. Important for the ecological, economic, and cultural services they provide, many butterfly species experience threats from land use shifts and climate change. China has recently adopted policies to protect the nation’s biodiversity resources. This essay examines the current management of butterflies in China and suggests various easily implementable actions that could improve these conservation efforts. Our recommendations are based on the observations of a transdisciplinary group of entomologists and environmental policy specialists. Our analysis draws on other successful examples around the world that China may wish to consider. China needs to modify its scientific methodologies behind butterfly conservation management: revising the criteria for listing protected species, focusing on umbrella species for broader protection, identifying high priority areas and refugia for conservation, among others. Rural and urban land uses that provide heterogeneous habitats, as well as butterfly host and nectar plants, must be promoted. Butterfly ranching and farming may also provide opportunities for sustainable community development. Many possibilities exist for incorporating observations of citizen scientists into butterfly data collection at broad spatial and temporal scales. Our recommendations further the ten Priority Areas of China’s National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan (2011–2030).

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“…A few studies focusing on the distribution of butterfly diversity in the Atlantic Forest point to a North-South pattern of diversification, following the two bioclimatic regions of the biome (Brown et al, 2020;Pablos et al, 2021;Paz et al, 2021;Seraphim et al, 2016), while virtually nothing is known about the pattern of divergence for montane species.…”

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Montane diversification as a mechanism of speciation in neotropical butterflies

de Moraes Magaldi,

Gueratto,

Ortega‐Abboud

et al. 2024

Ecology and Evolution

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The mountains in the Atlantic Forest domain are environments that harbor a high biodiversity, including species adapted to colder climates that were probably influenced by the climatic variations of the Pleistocene. To understand the phylogeographic pattern and assess the taxonomic boundaries between two sister montane species, a genomic study of the butterflies Actinote mantiqueira and A. alalia (Nymphalidae: Acraeini) was conducted. Analyses based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial gene COI (barcode region) failed to recover any phylogenetic or genetic structure discriminating the two species or sampling localities. However, single nucleotide polymorphisms gathered using Genotyping‐by‐Sequencing provided a strong isolation pattern in all analyses (genetic distance, phylogenetic hypothesis, clustering analyses, and FST statistics) which is consistent with morphology, separating all individuals of A. alalia from all populations of A. mantiqueira. The three sampled mountain ranges where A. mantiqueira populations occur—Serra do Mar, Serra da Mantiqueira, and Poços de Caldas Plateau—were identified as three isolated clusters. Paleoclimate simulations indicate that both species' distributions changed according to climatic oscillations in the Pleistocene period, with the two species potentially occurring in areas of lower altitude during glacial periods when compared to the interglacial periods (as the present). Besides, a potential path between their distribution through the Serra do Mar Mountain range was inferred. Therefore, the Pleistocene climatic fluctuation had a significant impact on the speciation process between A. alalia and A. mantiqueira, which was brought on by isolation at different mountain summits during interglacial periods, as shown by the modeled historical distribution and the observed genetic structure.

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Genetic diversity of Parides ascanius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troidini): implications for the conservation of Brazil’s most iconic endangered invertebrate species

Cited by 13 publications

References 44 publications

Disentangling the taxonomy of Parides burchellanus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and related taxa

Disentangling the taxonomy of Parides burchellanus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and related taxa

Butterfly Conservation in China: From Science to Action

Montane diversification as a mechanism of speciation in neotropical butterflies

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