01890nas a2200277 4500008004100000245008400041210006900125300001100194490000700205520108900212653002801301653001401329653001801343653003401361653002401395653001601419653001601435653001501451100001401466700001501480700001601495700001601511700001701527700001901544856004901563 2016 eng d00aQuantifying wing shape and size of saturniid moths with geometric morphometrics0 aQuantifying wing shape and size of saturniid moths with geometri a99-1070 v703 a
"Butterflies and moths exhibit a spectacular diversity of wing shape and size. The extent of wing variation is particularly evident in wild silk moths (Saturniidae), which have large wing shape and size variation. Some species have jagged wing margins, rounded forewing apical lobes, or narrow hind wings with long tails, while others lack these traits entirely. Surprisingly, very little work has been done to formally quantify wing variation within the family. We analyzed the hind wing shape and size of 76 saturniid species representing 52 genera across five subfamilies using geometric morphometrics. We identified fifteen landmarks that we predict can be applied to families across Lepidoptera. PCA analyses grouped saturniid hind wings into six distinct morphological clusters. These groups did not appear to follow species relatedness—some phylogenetically and genetically distantly related taxa clustered in the same morphological group. We discuss ecological factors that might have led to the extraordinary wing variation within Saturniidae."
10aGEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS10aLANDMARKS10aMORPHOMETRICS10aPRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS10aPROCRUSTES ANALYSIS10aSATURNIIDAE10aWING LENGTH10aWING SHAPE1 aZhong, M.1 aHill, G.A.1 aGomez, J.P.1 aPlotkin, D.1 aBarber, J.R.1 aKawahara, A.Y. uhttps://sphingidae.myspecies.info/node/21182