Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the neotropical skipper butterfly <i>Astraptes fulgerator</i>

D. N. Hebert, Paul; H. Penton, Erin; M. Burns, John; H. Janzen, Daniel; Hallwachs, Winnie

doi:10.1073/pnas.0406166101

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Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the neotropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Oct 1, 2004

Authors:

Paul D. N. Hebert

Erin H. Penton

John M. Burns

Abstract

Astraptes fulgerator, first described in 1775, is a common and widely distributed neotropical skipper butterfly (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). We combine 25 years of natural history observations in northwestern Costa Rica with morphological study and DNA barcoding of museum specimens to show that A. fu...

Subject

DNA barcoding

Sympatric speciation

Biology

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