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Melitaea acentria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Melitaea |
Species: | M. acentria |
Binomial name | |
Melitaea acentria Lukhtanov, 2017 |
Melitaea acentria is a butterfly was discovered in 2017 by evolutionary biologist-entomologist Vladimir Lukhtanov over Mount Hermon ski resort, northern Israel. When it was first seen in 2012 it was incorrectly believed that it belonged to the Persian fritillary (Melitaea persea) species due to its similar appearance. Once the internal anatomy and DNA was researched, this was discounted as it had the Acentria's fritillary DNA, different genitalia and a unique molecular signature. It is more than 1.5 million years old and is Israel’s first newly-discovered butterfly species in over a century. Its natural habitat is northern Israel, Syria and Lebanon. It is among a very few butterflies that has resulted from hybridisation between two other species in the past.
References
- "New butterfly species discovered in Israel for the first time in 109 years". Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- "This beautiful butterfly species took a million years to be discovered". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- "New butterfly species discovered in Israel for the first time in 109 years". Pensoft blog. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- "Israel Butterfly Discovery: New Insect Species Found At Ski Resort". International Business Times. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- Lukhtanov, Vladimir A. (2017-05-05). "A new species of Melitaea from Israel, with notes on taxonomy, cytogenetics, phylogeography and interspecific hybridization in the Melitaea persea complex (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)". Comparative Cytogenetics. 11 (2): 325–357. doi:10.3897/CompCytogen.v11i2.12370. ISSN 1993-078X. PMC 5596984. PMID 28919968.
- "New Species of Butterfly Discovered in Israel: Acentria's Fritillary | Biology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- Lukhtanov, Vladimir A. (2017-05-05). "A new species of Melitaea from Israel, with notes on taxonomy, cytogenetics, phylogeography and interspecific hybridization in the Melitaea persea complex (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)". Comparative Cytogenetics. 11 (2): 325–357. doi:10.3897/CompCytogen.v11i2.12370. ISSN 1993-0771. PMC 5596984. PMID 28919968.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Melitaea acentria |
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