Complete mitochondrial genome of the Grapholita dimorpha Komai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Abstract

Here we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Grapholita dimorpha Komai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (GenBank accession No. KJ671625). This is the second species with sequenced mitochondrial genome from the genus Grapholita. The length of this mitochondrial genome is 15,813 bp with an A+T content of 74.84%, including 13 protein-coding, 2 rRNA and 22 tRNA genes, and an A+T-rich region (Table 1). As in most other sequenced mitochondrial genomes of Lepidoptera, trnM was rearranged to the upstream of trnI-trnQ-trnM cluster compared with the pupative ancestral arrangement of insects. All protein-coding genes start with ATN start codon except for the gene cox1, which uses CGA as in other lepidopteran species. Seven protein-coding genes stop with termination codon TAA. Six protein-coding genes use incomplete stop codon T. The A+T-rich region is located between rrnS and trnM with a length of 848 bp, longer than that in most other lepidopteran species.

• Grapholita dimorpha, moth
• mitochondrial genome
• protein-coding gene

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. Funding for this study was provided jointly by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 31101661), Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201103024), Beijing New Star Program on Science and Technology (2010B027).