The eyespot transcriptome of Bicyclus anynana butterflies. Bicyclus anynana

We identified eyespot-associated genes by comparing the transcriptomes of homologous micro-dissected wing tissues that either develop or do not develop eyespots in wild-type and a mutant line of butterflies, Spotty, with extra eyespots. In addition, we also identified transcription factors differentially expressed between adjacent wing sectors of the forewing, and differentially expressed genes between male and female eyespots.