Phylogenetic position of the ‘extinct’ Fijian coconut moth, Levuana iridescens (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

Nazari, Vazrick; Тарманн, Г. М.; Ефетов, К. А.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225590

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“…These species have all appeared in the stamps of more than one country. However, most species have appeared on stamps only once so far: 2), Z. laeta (Tanzania 1996, figure 3), Z. rhadamanthus (Spain 2010, figure 4), Z. rubicundus (Italy 1996, figure 5), Elcysma westwoodii (Japan 1986, figure 6), Eterusia aedea edocla (Nepal 2014, figure 7), and the supposedly-extinct (Nazari et al 2019) Levuana iridescens on the margin of a 2014 souvenir sheet from CAR (figure 8). In fact, 11 out of the 68 Zygaenidae are depicted not on the stamps themselves, but on the margins of souvenir sheets.…”

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Zygaenidae on stamps (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

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2023

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Zygaenidae on stamps (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

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2023

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“…NGS has increased the amount of DNA sequence data available from extinct organisms by several orders of magnitude and is extensively used in phylogenetic studies using museum specimens [e.g. 4 , 5 ].…”

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Next generation sequencing-aided comprehensive geographic coverage sheds light on the status of rare and extinct populations of Aporia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

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the Black-veined White Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758), a common and widespread butterfly ranging from northwestern Africa to Europe and Asia, has been extinct in Britain since the 1920s and is on a steady decline in several other parts of its range. In order to investigate genetic diversity within A. crataegi and its correspondence with current subspecies-level taxonomy, we barcoded 173 specimens from across its range including, for the first time, extinct populations from Britain and Korea. Using next generation sequencing we also obtained a sequence for Aporia joubini, a peculiar taxon from China known only by its type specimen collected in the early twentieth century. Our phylogenetic analysis placed A. joubini sister to A. oberthuri, although further taxon sampling may reveal a different scheme. Within A. crataegi, we observed a shallow and weak mitogenomic structure with only a few distinct lineages in North Africa, Sicily, Iran, and Japan. Eurasian populations, including those extinct in Britain and Korea, clustered into a large set of closely allied lineages, consistent with a recent expansion during the Late Pleistocene glacial period. This study highlights the importance of museum collections and the unique opportunities they provide in documenting species diversity and helping conservation efforts. Human activities threaten considerable numbers of species and natural populations that, in turn, significantly affect ecosystem functioning 1,2. Each species contains immense amounts of genetic information within its geographical populations, and this intra-specific genetic diversity not only is a repository of past geological, climatic, and environmental information, but also influences population persistence and evolutionary potential 3. Thus, the resulting permanent loss of genetic information due to local extinctions not only affects evolutionary potential under changing environmental conditions, but also impedes a full understanding of the evolutionary history of species. Natural history collections have long been used by morphologists and taxonomists to probe the evolutionary process and describe biological diversity. These biological archives also offer great opportunities for genetic research in taxonomy, conservation, systematics, and population biology and they represent an invaluable resource for studying extinct taxa. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized nearly every field of genetics, but few have profited from it as much as ancient DNA research. NGS has increased the amount of DNA sequence data available from extinct organisms by several orders of magnitude and is extensively used in phylogenetic studies using museum specimens [e.g. 4,5 ]. The Black-veined White, Aporia crataegi, is a well-known butterfly widespread in orchards and bushy places in the Palearctic region, from northwestern Africa to Japan, across Europe and Asia, although very localized and uncommon in some areas 6-8. Its larvae feed on Rosaceae such as Prunus, Pyrus, and especially Crataegus.

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Moth Declines and the Need for Conservation

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The Other Lepidoptera: Moth Conservation in Australia

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Phylogenetic position of the ‘extinct’ Fijian coconut moth, Levuana iridescens (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Zygaenidae on stamps (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

Zygaenidae on stamps (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

Next generation sequencing-aided comprehensive geographic coverage sheds light on the status of rare and extinct populations of Aporia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Moth Declines and the Need for Conservation

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