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Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

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Rising Stars Researchers

Charlotte J Wright

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Zhaoke Dong

Unknown

Neil Rosser

Minnesota Zoo

Luca Livraghi

George Washington University

Yanzhe Fu

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Francesco Cicconardi

University of Bristol

Jacopo D’Ercole

University of Guelph

Collin B. Edwards

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Aurora García‐Berro

Institut Botànic de Barcelona

Melanie L. Low

Carleton University

Rising Stars Papers

Comparative genomics reveals the dynamics of chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera

Nature Ecology & Evolution|2024

271 cit.

Hybrid speciation driven by multilocus introgression of ecological traits

Nature|2024

88 cit.

Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century

Science|2025

71 cit.

A long noncoding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024

24 cit.

Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe

Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2025

17 cit.

Species‐habitat networks reveal conservation implications that other community analyses do not detect

Ecological Applications|2025

9 cit.

Phenological constancy and management interventions predict population trends in at‐risk butterflies in the United States

Journal of Applied Ecology|2024

8 cit.

Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly

Current Biology|2025

6 cit.

A genetic atlas for the butterflies of continental Canada and United States

PLoS ONE|2024

4 cit.

Genetic basis of an adaptive polymorphism controlling butterfly silver iridescence

Current Biology|2025

4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

Chifundera Kusamba Zacharie

Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural

Research Institute of Resource Insects

Richard M. Merrill

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Yingguang Frank Chan

University of Groningen

Jennifer M. Zaspel

Milwaukee Public Museum

Alain Dubois

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Magda Zrzavá

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

KAREL ČERNÝ

Tirol Kliniken

Emerging Leaders Papers

HGT is widespread in insects and contributes to male courtship in lepidopterans

Cell|2022

159 cit.

Adaptive introgression of a visual preference gene

Science|2024

48 cit.

Identification of a longevity gene through evolutionary rate covariation of insect mito-nuclear genomes

Nature Aging|2024

22 cit.

The Influence of the Number of Tree Searches on Maximum Likelihood Inference in Phylogenomics

Systematic Biology|2024

15 cit.

Parallel evolution of behavior, physiology, and life history associated with altitudinal shifts in forest type inHeliconiusbutterflies

Evolution|2023

14 cit.

Quantifying visual acuity in Heliconius butterflies

Biology Letters|2023

12 cit.

Selection drives divergence of eye morphology in sympatric Heliconius butterflies

Evolution|2024

11 cit.

How has horizontal gene transfer shaped the evolution of insect genomes?

Environmental Microbiology|2022

10 cit.

Temporal transcriptomics provides insights into host‒pathogen interactions: a case study of Didymella pinodella and disease-resistant and disease-susceptible pea varieties

Crop Health|2023

10 cit.

Does sexual conflict contribute to the evolution of novel warning patterns?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology|2023

8 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Papers

Biological identifications through DNA barcodes

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2003

13.3k cit.

<scp>bold</scp> : The Barcode of Life Data System (http://www.barcodinglife.org)

Molecular Ecology Notes|2007

6.3k cit.

Herbivores and the Number of Tree Species in Tropical Forests

The American Naturalist|1970

4.8k cit.

Barcoding animal life: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 divergences among closely related species

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2003

4.5k cit.

DNA barcoding Australia's fish species

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2005

4.3k cit.

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

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2004

3.5k cit.

Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution

Science|2014

2.8k cit.

Sequence-Based Species Delimitation for the DNA Taxonomy of Undescribed Insects

Systematic Biology|2006

2.8k cit.

Identification of Birds through DNA Barcodes

PLoS Biology|2004

2.7k cit.

A DNA-Based Registry for All Animal Species: The Barcode Index Number (BIN) System

PLoS ONE|2013

2.3k cit.

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