Advancing butterfly systematics through genomic analysis Author Zhang, Jing Author Cong, Qian Author Shen, Jinhui Author Song, Leina grishin@chop.swmed.edu Author Grishin, Nick V. text The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 2025 2025-05-27 12 5 1 201 journal article 311708 10.5281/zenodo.16642576 934f018d-7eae-4ad4-bf4e-5f27e94cf045 2643-4806 16642576 Curvie yucatanensis (Godman & Salvin, 1886) , stat. rest. is a valid species distinct from Curvie emesia (Hewitson, 1867) Genomic analysis of Curvie Grishin , 2019 ( type species Symmachia emesia Hewitson, 1867 ) reveals that the genus consists of five species-level taxa ( Fig. 11 different colors). Symmachia yucatanensis Godman & Salvin, 1886 ( type locality in Mexico , Yucatán ) is currently treated as a junior subjective synonym of Curvie emesia (Hewitson, 1867) ( type locality in Nicaragua ). However, the two taxa are genetically differentiated at the species level ( Fig. 11 purple and blue), i.e., their COI barcodes differ by 2.3% (15 bp). Therefore, we propose that Curvie yucatanensis (Godman & Salvin, 1886) , stat. rest. is a valid species distinct from Curvie emesia (Hewitson, 1867) . In addition to these two species in the genus Curvie , three species do not have available names and are described below as new.