Mitochondrial DNA analysis revealed Gondwanan origin of the common evening brown butterfly, Melanitis leda (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

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Cytochrome oxidase Melanitis leda Phylogeny Gondwana

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Mashhoor, K.
Department of Biotechnology, J.J. College of Arts and Science, Namanasamudram, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu, 622404, India, Department of Biotechnology, E. M. E. A. College of Arts and Science, Kondotti, Malappuram, Kerala, 673638, India
Lazar, K. V.
Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Kerala, Nileswaram, Kasaragod, Kerala, Pin 671314, India
Shanas, S.
Division of Entomology, Rice ResearchStation, Kerala Agricultural University, Thekkekara, Moncompu, Alappuzha, Kerala, 688503, India
Ramesh, N.
Department of Biotechnology, J.J. College of Arts and Science, Namanasamudram, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu, 622404, India

Abstract

The common evening brown butterfly, Melanitis leda is widely distributed in Africa, South Asia, South-East Asia and Australia. Here we report the partial sequence of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) of M. leda isolated from Kerala, India. Comparison of the COI sequence of M. ledarevealed close similarity to M. leda of Thailand, Madagascar and Tanzania than that of Papua New Guinea and Australia. The results indicate the common origin of the Common Evening Brown butterfly in Gondwana which later evolved into two clads with the geographical drifting of the countries. Genetically, M. leda of India is closer to those from Madagascar than that of Australia, depicting the rate of genetic variation of the insect has a strong co-relation with the time of its separation during the period of continental drift and the changes in environmental factors.

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Mashhoor, K., Lazar, K. V., Shanas, S., & Ramesh, N. (2015). Mitochondrial DNA analysis revealed Gondwanan origin of the common evening brown butterfly, Melanitis leda (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 11(3), 649–656. retrieved from https://li04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJAT/article/view/6336
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