Ideopsis
Radena
Andrew V. Z. BrowerThis tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
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close boxThe cladogram is based upon morphological characters, as analyzed by Ackery & Vane-Wright (1984).
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The clade composed of I. oberthurii, I. juventa, I. similis and I. vulgaris is viewed by some authors as the subgenus or genus Radena Moore. This name is viewed as a subjective junior synonym by Ackery & Vane-Wright (1984).
References
Ackery PR, and Vane-Wright RI. 1984. Milkweed butterflies. British Museum (Natural History), London.
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Page copyright © 2006
- First online 04 October 2006
- Content changed 02 August 2007
Citing this page:
Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Ideopsis http://tolweb.org/Ideopsis/70709/2007.08.02 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
. Radena . Version 02 August 2007 (under construction).