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The thorny subject of insular endemic taxonomy: morphometrics reveal no evidence of speciation between Coenonympha corinna and Coenonympha elbana butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

  • 1. Istituto Comprensivo Materna Elementere Media Convenevole da Prato via 1° Maggio 40, 59100, Prato, Italy. E-mail: leondap@gmail.com Museo di Storia Naturale e del Territorio dell'Università di Pisa, via Roma 79 56011 Calci, Pisa, Italy

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Dapporto, Leonardo, Strumia, Franco (2008): The thorny subject of insular endemic taxonomy: morphometrics reveal no evidence of speciation between Coenonympha corinna and Coenonympha elbana butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Zootaxa 1755 (1): 47-56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1755.1.3, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1755.1.3

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