Complete mitochondrial genome of a satyrid butterfly, Ninguta schrenkii (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of N. schrenkii is 15,261 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (LrRNA and SrRNA) and 1 non-coding A + T-rich region. The nucleotide composition is significantly biased toward A + T (80.2%), similar to the known satyrid species. All PCGs utilize the typical mitochondrial start codon ATN, except for COI, which is initiated with CGA. Seven PCGs use complete stop codon (TAA), whereas ND1 and ND4 use TA as stop codon and COI, COII and ND5 end with single T. The A + T-rich region of N. schrenkii is 403 bp in length, which contains several features common to the other lepidopteran species.

• Lepidoptera
• mitochondrial genome
• Ninguta schrenkii
• Satyrinae

Declaration of interest

This work was funded by the Grants 30470286 and 30670332 from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Project 6082012 supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation. The sample collection in the field was supported by Sichuan Nature Conservation Foundation. The authors report no conflicts of interest.