A COMPREHENSIVE AND DATED PHYLOGENOMIC ANALYSIS OF BUTTERFLIES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Phylogenomic data provide a novel view of broad evolutionary relationships
• Most current diversity originated after the K-Pg mass extinction
• Many accepted higher taxa are para- or polyphyletic
• Ant association originated three times independently in blues and metalmarks

CITATION

Espeland M, Breinholt J, Willmott KR, Warren AD, Vila R, Toussaint EFA, Maunsell SC, Aduse-Poku K, Talavera G, Eastwood R, Jarzyna MA, Guralnick R, Lohman DJ, Pierce NE, Kawahara AY. 2018. A comprehensive and dated phylogenomic analysis of butterflies. Current Biology 28: 770-778.