Table 1 Sister groups differing in host diversity (HD). Sister groups were selected on the basis of differences in host diversity. HD 1 is the group with the highest host diversity and Richness 1 is the corresponding species richness of that group. Richness 2 shows the species richness of the group with the lower host diversity (HD 2).

Libythea-Libytheana

2

1

7

4

Lycorea-Anetia

9

1

3

5

Parantica-Ideopsis

2

1

39

8

Charaxes-Polyura

247

9

189

21

Actinote/Acraea-Pardopsis

143

1

255

1

Vagrans/Cupha-Phalanta

9

6

9

5

Cymothoe-Harma

6

2

69

1

Cyrestis-Chersonesia

2

1

18

6

Eunica-Sevenia

6

1

40

15

Colobura-Tigrida

2

1

2

1

Polygonia-Kaniska

35

1

13

1

Vanessa-Hypanartia

243

1

19

14

Hypolimnas-Precis

40

1

23

15

Yoma-Protogoniomorpha

4

1

2

5

Doleschallia-Kallima/Catacroptera/Mallika

4

1

9

11

Anthanassa/Telenassa/Eresia/Castilia-Tegosa

9

1

57

14

Hamadryas-Panacea/Batesia

2

1

20

4

Morpho-Antirrhea/Caerois

16

4

32

13

Eueides-Heliconius/Laparus/Neruda

2

1

12

44

Argynnis s.l.-Brenthis

4

1

41

4

Chlosyne-Microtia

8

4

33

5

Rest of Brassolini-Bia

55

1

92

2

Positive contrasts

22 (100%)

18 (82%)