title: Phylogenetic position and taxonomic rearrangement of <i>Davidina</i> (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae), an enigmatic butterfly genus new for Europe and America
abstract: Abstract Davidina , an enigmatic butterfly genus described from China in the 19 th century, has been long time considered a member of the family Pieridae due to its pierid-like wing pattern. In the 20th century, it was transferred to the family Satyridae (now subfamily Satyrinae of Nymphalidae) based on analysis of genitalia structure and placed next to the species-rich genus Oeneis (subtribe Satyrina), being separated from the latter by supposed differences in wing venation. Here we conducted p
journal: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)