DNA barcoding solves a taxonomic puzzle in Porphyrogenes Watson, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae, Eudaminae, Phocidini): association of the male and female of Porphyrogenes spadix Austin & O. Mielke, 2008

Zootaxa 2026

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Authors: Ayane Suênia-Bastos, Adalberto Dantas de Medeiros, Suianne Oliveira dos Santos Cajé, Emanoel Pereira Gualberto, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke, Mirna Martins Casagrande
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5759.2.7
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Abstract

One striking feature of Porphyrogenes Watson, 1893 species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae, Eudaminae, Phocidini) is the pronounced sexual dimorphism which challenges taxonomists in associating males and females. In this paper, using DNA barcoding, one female collected in Maranhão (Brazil) is associated with a previously described species only known from Rondônia (Brazil), Porphyrogenes spadix Austin & Mielke, 2008. The phenotype of the female collected in Maranhão matches one of the unassociated females described previously.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Publication details

Journal / source
Zootaxa
Volume
5759
Issue
2
Pages
193–200
Publication date
16 February 2026
Language
EN