Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), and Comparison with Other Pyraloid Moths.

ABSTRACT: The eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB) (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée) is a devastating lepidopteran pest of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) in the Philippines. Management of an insect pest like the EFSB requires an understanding of its biology, evolution, and adaptations. Genomic resources provide a starting point for understanding EFSB biology, as the resources can be used for phylogenetics and population structure studies. To date, genomic resources are scarce for EFSB; thus, this study generated its complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome). The circular mitogenome is 15,244 bp-long. It contains 37 genes, namely 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes, and has conserved noncoding regions, motifs, and gene syntenies characteristic of lepidopteran mitogenomes. Some p

SUBMITTER: Despabiladeras JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11050083 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature