Supergenes are genetic architectures resulting in the segregation of alternative
combinations of alleles underlying complex phenotypes. The co‐segregation of alleles at …

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

In a Batesian mimic butterfly Papilio polytes, mimetic females resemble an unpalatable
model, Pachliopta aristolochiae, but exhibit a different color pattern from nonmimetic females …

Simple Summary Diverse butterfly wing color patterns are evolutionary products in response
to environmental changes in the past. Environmental stress, such as temperature shock, is …

The swallowtail Papilio polytes shows Batesian and female‐limited polymorphic mimicry. In
Japan, P. polytes females have two different forms: the cyrus form is non‐mimetic and …

Simple Summary Many toxic animals display bright colour patterns to warn predators about
their toxicity. Their colour patterns are sometimes mimicked by other non-toxic organisms to …

Butterflies have evolved a diversity of color patterns, but the ecological functions for most of
these patterns are still poorly understood. The Banded Swallowtail butterfly, Papilio …

Colours and colour patterns are extraordinarily diverse traits that are often used as visual
signals. To test ecological and evolutionary drivers of these visual signals, a clear …

Supergenes are genetic architectures allowing the segregation of alternative combinations
of alleles underlying complex phenotypes. The co-segregation of sets of alleles at linked loci …

Understanding how novel traits evolve is a central question in evolutionary biology.
However, unraveling the complex genetic and developmental mechanisms underlying trait …