Phylogeny, host use, and diversification in the moth family Momphidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea).

ABSTRACT: Insect herbivores and their hostplants constitute much of Earth's described biological diversity, but how these often-specialized associations diversify is not fully understood. We combined detailed hostplant data and comparative phylogenetic analyses of the lepidopteran family Momphidae to explore how shifts in the use of hostplant resources, not just hostplant taxon, contribute to the diversification of a phytophagous insect lineage. We inferred two phylogenetic hypotheses emphasizing relationships among species in the nominate genus, Mompha Hübner. A six-gene phylogeny was constructed with reared exemplars and collections from hostplants in the family Onagraceae from western and southwestern USA, and a cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) phylogeny was inferred from collections and publ

SUBMITTER: Bruzzese DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6553701 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature