Eur. J. Entomol. 90 (3): 303-310, 1993
Allozyme variation in the water moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), in isolated populations
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Allozyme variation was investigated in winter moth adults from four isolated localities in South Bohemia. Ten gene loci, five of which were polymorphic, were studied. Significant deviations of genotype frequencies from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed at most of polymorphic loci within the populations. The average heterozygosities for winter moth populations from four ecologically distinct localities ranged from 0. 146 to 0.279. The winter moth FST mean value of 0. 171 was relatively higher than that found in most other Lepidoptera, indicating fragmented population structure. The Červené Blato population had the greatest genetic distance (D = 0.265) from the other three populations. The genetic distance and FST values reflect geographic distance of the studied populations.
Keywords: Population genetics, Lepidoptera, Operophtera brumata, allozyme variation, genetic distance
Accepted: June 30, 1993; Published: October 25, 1993 Show citation
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