Molecular and morphological evidence reveals three species within the California sister butterfly, Adelpha bredowii (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1819, 2008, Pages 1-24

  Prudic, Kathleen L ^a,d   Warren, Andrew D ^b,c   Llorente Bousquets, Jorge ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; Mexico; Molecular systematics; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ADELPHA; ADELPHA BREDOWII; LEPIDOPTERA; LIMENITIDINAE; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 47549088637     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1819.1.1     Document Type: Article

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