David M. Plotkin

This study identifies lineage-specific gene families in butterflies and moths, revealing dietary adaptations linked to plant detoxification and horizontal gene transfer.

The paper sequences the first high-quality Hedylidae genome and identifies molecular adaptations in visual genes associated with nocturnality.

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of the ghost moth Druceiella hillmani, revealing it as one of the largest genomes in Lepidoptera with high completeness.

This study uses phylogenomic data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of caddisflies, finding that portable case-making evolved independently in three lineages.

This paper develops a CRISPR-based diagnostic method using CO1 gene targeting to detect invasive moth pests with high accuracy and sensitivity.

This study uses HiFi long-read sequencing to assemble repetitive heavy fibroin genes in moth and caddisfly genomes, demonstrating its effectiveness for such challenging regions.