Next-generation sequencing, assembly, annotation, and phylogenomic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of the painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vanessa butterflies, with 22 known species with local and cosmopolitan distributions, are good model organisms to study factors that contribute to the distribution and adaptation in the animal kingdom. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome of Vanessa cardui, a cosmopolitan member of Vanessa butterflies in Nymphalidae, was sequenced, assembled, annotated, and characterized.

Results

The mitogenome was a midsize circular molecule with 15,299 bps containing regular 37 elements, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and an A + T-rich control region. The genes were organized by 11 intergenic and 13 overlapping spaces. The mitogenome showed a GC content of 19 % and a GC skew of -0.191724138, which was the lowest among the other sequence

SUBMITTER: Abbasi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577240 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature