Chris D. Jiggins

The paper investigates resistance to diamide insecticides in Helicoverpa armigera, finding distinct genetic routes for chlorantraniliprole and flubendiamide resistance despite sharing the same molecular target.

The paper tests if toxin structure affects palatability in Heliconius sara larvae, finding cyclopentenyl cyanogenic glucosides are more deterrent than aliphatic ones in predator assays.

This study investigates genetic and environmental influences on traits related to altitude and temperature in two tropical butterfly species, finding evidence of local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity.

This study shows how visual system adaptation in Heliconius butterflies leads to species divergence in perception and behavior due to ecological pressures.

This paper develops a genetically informed species distribution model to predict the overwintering range of Helicoverpa armigera in North America, finding that a cold-adapted allele may significantly expand its potential range.

The paper investigates the genetic basis of warning color variation in wood tiger moths, finding independent loci for male, female, and larval coloration with limited trait associations.

The paper analyzes whole genome sequences of Black Soldier Fly populations to reveal cryptic genetic diversity and the impacts of domestication on genetic variation.

The paper studies hybridization between native and invasive Helicoverpa moths in Brazil, showing rapid adaptive introgression of pesticide resistance genes with implications for global food security.

This study examines two Neotropical butterfly radiations, revealing high rates of hybridization and chromosomal rearrangements as drivers of diversification.

This study identifies shared genetic mechanisms underlying convergent mimicry coloration in Lepidoptera, showing that non-coding regions near ivory and optix genes are consistently associated with color pattern switches across distantly related species.

The paper traces the evolution of cyanogenic glucoside biosynthesis in Heliconius butterflies, showing gene loss and duplication linked to plasticity-first evolution and specialization in sequestration.

The paper analyzes gene family expansions in black soldier flies to identify functional adaptations linked to their ecological success.

This study examines how Heliconiini caterpillars adapt to hooked trichomes on Passiflora adenopoda leaves, finding that some species have thicker, more puncture-resistant cuticles and post-ingestive adaptations.

The paper selects for large body size in black soldier flies and finds repeatable phenotypic but not genetic responses, highlighting high genetic redundancy in polygenic traits.

The paper presents genome assemblies of two Hypolimnas species and analyzes the evolution of W chromosomes in Lepidoptera, suggesting a common origin despite conflicting hypotheses.

This study identifies a long non-coding RNA, ivory, at the cortex locus that controls adaptive colouration in butterflies by modulating pigmentation patterns through CRISPR mutagenesis.

This study identifies genetic loci associated with flubendiamide resistance in Helicoverpa armigera using GWAS and QTL mapping, revealing an oligogenic architecture and potential molecular markers for resistance monitoring.

The paper characterizes structural variation in Heliconius butterfly genomes and links it to chromatin accessibility and cis-regulatory elements.

The paper identifies a 78kb deletion at the cortex locus as the genetic basis of the ivory mutant phenotype in captive Heliconius butterflies, which is absent in wild populations.

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the Black Soldier Fly and identifies genomic features and inbreeding patterns in a lab population.

The paper presents a haplotype-resolved genome assembly for the wood tiger moth using trio binning, revealing population structure insights.

patternize quantifies color pattern variation across organisms using image alignment and segmentation, enabling comparison and analysis through PCA and heatmaps.

Lepbase is a Tier 2 genomic database for Lepidoptera that provides tools for data access and analysis to support research on evolution, speciation, and pesticide resistance.

The paper identifies male sex pheromone components in Heliconius butterflies and shows they influence female mate choice through specialized scales called androconia.

This study uses ABC to model gene flow between Heliconius melpomene and H. cydno, finding that hybridisation occurred for hundreds of thousands of years but not continuously since divergence.

The paper evaluates ABBA-BABA statistics for identifying introgressed loci, finding that D is unreliable in small regions and proposing a modified statistic that performs better.

The paper tests frequency-dependent selection on mimetic color patterns in Heliconius butterflies by examining predation rates across different color morphs in various areas.