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Timing and patterns in the taxonomic diversification of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).
PLoS One. 2013; 8(11):e80875.Plos

Abstract

The macroevolutionary history of the megadiverse insect order Lepidoptera remains little-known, yet coevolutionary dynamics with their angiospermous host plants are thought to have influenced their diversification significantly. We estimate the divergence times of all higher-level lineages of Lepidoptera, including most extant families. We find that the diversification of major lineages in Lepidoptera are approximately equal in age to the crown group of angiosperms and that there appear to have been three significant increases in diversification rates among Lepidoptera over evolutionary time: 1) at the origin of the crown group of Ditrysia about 150 million years ago (mya), 2) at the origin of the stem group of Apoditrysia about 120 mya and finally 3) a spectacular increase at the origin of the stem group of the quadrifid noctuoids about 70 mya. In addition, there appears to be a significant increase in diversification rate in multiple lineages around 90 mya, which is concordant with the radiation of angiosperms. Almost all extant families appear to have begun diversifying soon after the Cretaceous/Paleogene event 65.51 mya.

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Wahlberg N
Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Wheat CW
No affiliation info available
Peña C
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsBiodiversityBiological EvolutionButterfliesMothsPhylogeny

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

24282557

Citation

Wahlberg, Niklas, et al. "Timing and Patterns in the Taxonomic Diversification of Lepidoptera (butterflies and Moths)." PloS One, vol. 8, no. 11, 2013, pp. e80875.
Wahlberg N, Wheat CW, Peña C. Timing and patterns in the taxonomic diversification of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). PLoS One. 2013;8(11):e80875.
Wahlberg, N., Wheat, C. W., & Peña, C. (2013). Timing and patterns in the taxonomic diversification of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). PloS One, 8(11), e80875. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080875
Wahlberg N, Wheat CW, Peña C. Timing and Patterns in the Taxonomic Diversification of Lepidoptera (butterflies and Moths). PLoS One. 2013;8(11):e80875. PubMed PMID: 24282557.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Timing and patterns in the taxonomic diversification of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). AU - Wahlberg,Niklas, AU - Wheat,Christopher W, AU - Peña,Carlos, Y1 - 2013/11/25/ PY - 2013/08/06/received PY - 2013/10/07/accepted PY - 2013/11/28/entrez PY - 2013/11/28/pubmed PY - 2014/8/6/medline SP - e80875 EP - e80875 JF - PloS one JO - PLoS One VL - 8 IS - 11 N2 - The macroevolutionary history of the megadiverse insect order Lepidoptera remains little-known, yet coevolutionary dynamics with their angiospermous host plants are thought to have influenced their diversification significantly. We estimate the divergence times of all higher-level lineages of Lepidoptera, including most extant families. We find that the diversification of major lineages in Lepidoptera are approximately equal in age to the crown group of angiosperms and that there appear to have been three significant increases in diversification rates among Lepidoptera over evolutionary time: 1) at the origin of the crown group of Ditrysia about 150 million years ago (mya), 2) at the origin of the stem group of Apoditrysia about 120 mya and finally 3) a spectacular increase at the origin of the stem group of the quadrifid noctuoids about 70 mya. In addition, there appears to be a significant increase in diversification rate in multiple lineages around 90 mya, which is concordant with the radiation of angiosperms. Almost all extant families appear to have begun diversifying soon after the Cretaceous/Paleogene event 65.51 mya. SN - 1932-6203 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/24282557/Timing_and_patterns_in_the_taxonomic_diversification_of_Lepidoptera__butterflies_and_moths__ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -