One of the main consequences globalization is intensification biological introductions. Because their negative impact on environments, early detection and monitoring introduced species through molecular approaches gaining increased uptake. This study assembles 2,278 DNA barcode records to examine contemporary patterns sequence variation in mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) five butterf...

Two new species of Monopelopia Fittkau, 1962 are described and illustrated from the Oriental region based on adult males immature stages. (Monopelopia) recta sp. n. obscurata India a DNA barcode M. is compared with congeneric sequences in NCBI GenBank. Additionally, key to genus reported Palearctic regions given.

A new species, Spilomena capatrata Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. is described from Palearctic and Oriental China. Additionally, eleven species are reported, of which five records China: S. beata Blüthgen, hainesi N. Smith, menkei R. Bohart, punctatissima valkeilai Vikberg. key to Chinese Shuckard also provided.

Juveniles of many avian species possess a spotted or mottled body plumage that is visually distinct from the plumage of adults. In other species, however, juveniles fledge with a body plumage that is just a pale representation of adult female plumage. The reasons for this variation are poorly understood. Several hypotheses concerning social (parent–offspring, adult–juvenile, juvenile–juvenile),...