Table 2.
Sister groups differing in species richness. Sister groups were selected on the basis of differences in species richness. Richness 1 is the group with the highest richness and HD 1 is the corresponding host diversity index for that group. HD 2 shows the host diversity index for the group with the lower species richness (Richness 2).
| Sister pairing | Richness 1 | Richness 2 | HD 1 | HD 2 |
| Libythea-Libytheana | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Anetia-Lycorea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Parantica-Ideopsis | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Charaxes-Polyura | 189 | 21 | 247 | 9 |
| Actinote/Acraea-Pardopsis | 255 | 1 | 143 | 1 |
| Dione-Agraulis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cupha-Vagrans | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Cymothoe-Harma | 69 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Cyrestis-Chersonesia | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Eunica-Sevenia | 40 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Colobura-Tigrida | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Polygonia-Kaniska | 13 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Vanessa-Hypanartia | 19 | 14 | 243 | 1 |
| Symbrenthia-Mynes | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Hypolimnas-Precis | 23 | 15 | 40 | 1 |
| Protogoniomorpha-Yoma | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Oleria-Hyposcada | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Heliconius/Laparus/Neruda-Eueides | 44 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Argynnis s.l.-Brenthis | 41 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Hamadryas-Panacea/Batesia | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthanassa/Telenassa/Eresia/Castilia-Tegosa | 57 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| Chlosyne-Microtia | 33 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Kallima-Catacroptera/Mallika | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rest of Brassolini-Bia | 92 | 2 | 55 | 1 |
| Positive contrasts | 24 (100%) | 16 (67%) |