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Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of the codling moth Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) was determined. The genome is 15,253 bp long with 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes and an A+T-rich region. All genes are arranged in their conserved positions compared with the pupative ancestral arrangement of insects except for trnM, which was translocated to the upstream of the transfer RNA cluster trnI–trnQ as in all previously reported lepidopteran mitochondiral genomes. Seven portein-coding genes use ATG start codon and five use ATT. However, the cox1 gene uses the CGA start codon as it is found in all previous reported mitochondrial genomes of Lepidoptera. Nine protein-coding genes stop with termination codon TAA. Four protein-coding genes use incomplete stop codons TA or T. The A+T region is located between rrnS and trnM with a length of 331 bp.
Declaration of interest: Funding for this study was provided jointly by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 31101661), Public Welfare Project from the Ministry of Agriculture (No. 201103024), Beijing New Star Program on Science and Technology (No. 2010B027), Special Fund for the Promotion and Innovation of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (No. KJCX201104009), and Beijing Excellent Talents Program (No. 2010D002020000010). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.