aristaless
Coloration (wing, Mullerian mimicry)
Cis-regulatory,
Unknown
Heliconius cydno
(species) D
Intraspecific
Linkage Mapping
Westerman EL; VanKuren NW; Massardo D ; et al. (2018)
Aristaless Controls Butterfly Wing Color Variation Used in Mimicry and Mate Choice.
GP00002059
al
Q06453
Morphology
gain of expression - exact mutation unknown
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Heliconius cydno
(species) D
aristaless
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
ocimene synthase (OS)
Pheromone production (cuticular hydrocarbons ; beta-ocimene)
Coding,
Unknown
Heliconius cydno
(species) D
Interspecific
Linkage Mapping
Darragh K; Orteu A; Black D ; et al. (2021)
A novel terpene synthase controls differences in anti-aphrodisiac pheromone production between close[...]
GP00002426
TPS
A0A7D0AGU9
Physiology
gain of expression - in vitro assay of the protein activity in E. coli - several amino acid changes between the 2 species
Heliconius melpomene
postman butterfly - (species)
Heliconius cydno
(species) D
ocimene synthase (OS)
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
opsin - rhodopsin (UVRh2)
Color vision (UV-shift)
2 Mutations:
Coding
SNP
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Heliconius erato
crimson-patched longwing - (species)
Heliconius hortense
(species)
Heliconius sapho
(species)
Heliconius charithonia
zebra longwing - (species)
Heliconius melpomene
postman butterfly - (species)
Heliconius elevatus
(species)
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Intergeneric or Higher
Candidate Gene
Briscoe AD; Bybee SM; Bernard GD ; et al. (2010)
Positive selection of a duplicated UV-sensitive visual pigment coincides with wing pigment evolution[...]
1 Additional References
GP00000779
UVRh2
E2DZL8
Physiology
2 mutations
Nymphalidae
brushfoots - (family)
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Heliconius erato
crimson-patched longwing - (species)
Heliconius hortense
(species)
Heliconius sapho
(species)
Heliconius charithonia
zebra longwing - (species)
Heliconius melpomene
postman butterfly - (species)
Heliconius elevatus
(species)
Heliconius cydno
(species)
opsin - rhodopsin (UVRh2)
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Heliconius erato
crimson-patched longwing - (species)
Heliconius hortense
(species)
Heliconius sapho
(species)
Heliconius charithonia
zebra longwing - (species)
Heliconius melpomene
postman butterfly - (species)
Heliconius elevatus
(species)
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Optix
Coloration (wing, Mullerian mimicry)
Cis-regulatory,
Unknown
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Intraspecific
Linkage Mapping
Reed RD; Papa R; Martin A ; et al. (2011)
optix drives the repeated convergent evolution of butterfly wing pattern mimicry.
1 Additional References
GP00000795
Optix
Q95RW8
Morphology
Not identified
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Optix
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
WntA
Coloration (wing, Mullerian mimicry)
Cis-regulatory,
Indel
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Intraspecific
Linkage Mapping
Gallant JR; Imhoff VE; Martin A ; et al. (2014)
Ancient homology underlies adaptive mimetic diversity across butterflies.
1 Additional References
GP00001209
WntA
A0A077DF90
Morphology
1.8-kb indel that was perfectly associated with variation in forewing melanin patterning
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Heliconius cydno
(species)
WntA
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
WntA
Coloration (wing, Mullerian mimicry)
Cis-regulatory,
Unknown
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Intraspecific
Linkage Mapping
Martin A; Papa R; Nadeau NJ ; et al. (2012)
Diversification of complex butterfly wing patterns by repeated regulatory evolution of a Wnt ligand.
1 Additional References
GP00001210
WntA
A0A077DF90
Morphology
Complex cis-regulatory haplotype : 170 fixed differences were detected among comparisons of allopatric H. c. galanthus and H. pachinus
Heliconius cydno
(species)
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
WntA
Heliconius pachinus
(species)
Published - Accepted by Curator