Generic Revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae): A Cladistic Study of Host Plant Associations and Diurnal Behavior

属的成员，一个热带亚组的背齿鱼科 或“突出的蛾”，表现出许多独特的特征。第一、 透翅鸟是唯一一种翅膀颜色鲜艳的鸟类 其成员在白天飞行，而不是在晚上。 其次，许多透辉石的毛虫以有毒植物为食 例如“西番莲”和“胡椒藤”。“相比之下， 其他昆虫以树木为食，其中大多数不含 毒素最近的研究表明，屈光度是高度专业化的 背齿类 因此，可以在 透翅目和蝴蝶，也被认为 是从一种单调的夜行性蛾类祖先进化而来的 的主要目标 这一建议的目的是重建人类的进化史。 根据成虫和幼虫的比较形态学 阶段 然后，屈光不正成因将作为一个框架， 一个新的分类，也将被用来检查两个 问题：首先，有毒的植物喂养是什么时候进化的？ 屈光不正？第二，白日飞行行为是什么时候进化的？

Members of the Dioptinae, a tropical subgroup of the Notodontidae or "Prominent moths," exhibit many unique features. First, dioptines are the only prominents with brightly-colored wing patterns, and whose members fly in the day rather than at night. Second, the caterpillars of many dioptines feed on toxic plants such as "passion vine" and "pipevine." In contrast, the larvae of other prominents feed on trees, most of which do not contain toxins. Recent work has shown that dioptines are highly specialized notodontids. Parallels can therefore be drawn between the Dioptinae and the butterflies, which are also thought to have evolved from a drab, nocturnal, moth-like ancestor. The major goal of this proposal is to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the Dioptinae based on comparative morphology of adult and larval stages. The dioptine phylogeny will then serve as a framework for a new classification, and will also be used to examine two questions: First, when did toxic plant-feeding evolve in the Dioptinae? Second, when did day-flying behavior evolve?