Mitochondrial genomics and phylogeny of noctuoid moths: Implications for Macroheterocera.

ABSTRACT: The majority of the Lepidoptera species belongs to the Macroheterocera clade. The macroheteroceran superfamilies' phylogenetic relationships are still unstable. The construction of a robust phylogenetic tree and comprehensive analysis can be facilitated by an increased availability of mitochondrial genome data. In this study, the mitochondrial genomes of five species such as Episparis tortuosalis, Pandesma quenavadi, Erebus macrops, Polydesma boarmoides and Xanthodes albago from two families in the superfamily Noctuoidea were sequenced, assembled, and annotated. The mitochondrial genomes have characteristic circular double-stranded structures observed in other lepidopteran moths, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, two ribosomal RNAs, and the control region. All PCGs typic

SUBMITTER: Kuppusamy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503346 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature