Baculoviruses are double-stranded DNA entomopathogenic viruses that infect
predominantly insects of the order Lepidoptera. Research in the last decade has started to …

Butterfly wings are covered with regularly arranged single-colored scales that are formed at
the pupal stage. Understanding pupal wing development is therefore crucial to understand …

Species determination and definition in eukaryotes have traditionally been based on
morphology, with little focus on genetic differentiation. Molecular methods allow for the …

Background Butterfly wing color patterns emerge as the result of a regular arrangement of
scales produced by epithelial scale cells at the pupal stage. These color patterns and scale …

With the exception of a few moth and butterfly species, gene-editing tools in Lepidoptera
have been lagging behind other well-studied insects. In order to elucidate gene function …

Abstract Junonia lemonias (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae), the lemon pansy, is a
nymphalid butterfly found throughout South and Southeast Asia. Its wings display seasonal …

Background The border ocellus, or eyespot, is a conspicuous color pattern element in
butterfly wings. For two decades, it has been hypothesized that transcription factors such as …

Butterfly wing color patterns are determined during the late larval and early pupal stages.
Characterization of wing epithelial cells at these stages is thus critical to understand how …

The American southwest and northern Mexico has a great degree of endemic diversity
compared with the rest of North America. The Pleistocene glaciations and the dispersal of …

Developmental studies on wing colour patterns have been performed in nymphalid
butterflies, but efficient genetic manipulations, including mutagenesis, have not been well …