Genomic analysis reveals new species and subspecies of butterflies. Lepidoptera

Large-scale genomic sequencing of butterfly taxa reveals new findings that are presented here. While we focus on detecting species by comparative genomics and define subspecies as groups of populations genetically differentiated from each other but not as strongly as species (i.e., subspecies as "species in the making"), we report other adjustments to butterfly classification. As a result, 4 subgenera, 11 species, and 6 subspecies are proposed as new, and a number of taxonomic changes are made. Lectotypes are designated for 6 names and a neotype is designated for one.