Genetic parallelism underpins convergent mimicry coloration in Lepidoptera across 120 million years of evolution

Ben Chehida, Yacine, van der Heijden, Eva S. M., Page, Edward et al. (18 more authors) (2026) Genetic parallelism underpins convergent mimicry coloration in Lepidoptera across 120 million years of evolution. PLoS Biology. e3003742. ISSN: 1544-9173

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Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:
  • Ben Chehida, Yacine (ybc502@york.ac.uk)
  • van der Heijden, Eva S. M.
  • Page, Edward (ejp548@york.ac.uk)
  • Salazar C, Patricio A.
  • Rosser, Neil (nr678@york.ac.uk)
  • Córdova, Kimberly Gabriela Gavilanes
  • Sánchez-Prado, Mónica
  • Sánchez-Carvajal, María José
  • Chandi, Franz
  • Arias-Cruz, Alex P.
  • Radford, Maya
  • Lamas, Gerardo
  • Jiggins, Chris D.
  • Mallet, James
  • McClure, Melanie
  • Salazar, Camilo
  • Elias, Marianne
  • Bacquet, Caroline N.
  • Nadeau, Nicola J.
  • Dasmahapatra, Kanchon K. ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2840-7019
  • Meier, Joana I.
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© 2026 Ben Chehida et al.
Dates:
  • Accepted: 20 March 2026
  • Published: 30 April 2026
Institution: The University of York
Academic Units: The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York)
Date Deposited: 06 May 2026 10:00
Last Modified: 01 Jun 2026 23:29
Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003742
Status: Published
Refereed: Yes
Identification Number: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003742
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