Corrigendum: DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies
V. Dinca and P.D.N. Hebert. Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. N. Backstrom. Department of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala University, Norbyvagen 18D, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. L. Dapporto. Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK. M. Friberg. Department of Ecology and Genetics, Plant Ecology and Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvagen 18D, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden. E. Garcia-Barros, J. Hernandez-Roldan, and M.L. Munguira. Department of Biology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain. E. Hornett. Department of Zoology, University of Cambri…
DNA barcode reference library for Iberian butterflies enables a continental-scale preview of potential cryptic diversity
How common are cryptic species - those overlooked because of their morphological similarity? Despite its wide-ranging implications for biology and conservation, the answer remains open to debate. Butterflies constitute the best-studied invertebrates, playing a similar role as birds do in providing models for vertebrate biology. An accurate assessment of cryptic diversity in this emblematic group requires meticulous case-by-case assessments, but a preview to highlight cases of particular interest will help to direct future studies. We present a survey of mitochondrial genetic diversity for the butterfly fauna of the Iberian Peninsula with unprecedented resolution (3502 DNA barcodes for all 2…