The complete mitochondrial genome of Eumeta variegata (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Eumeta variegate, largest bagworm moth in Japan, has been sequenced using a nanopore sequencer as a single long read. The genome has a total length of 16,601 bp, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 20 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes, and an AT-rich control region. The nucleotide composition was extremely AT-rich, with 42.4% A, 40.4% T, 6.67% G, and 10.6% C. This is the second report of a complete mitochondrial genome of Psychidae, and the sequence information together with a phylogenetic analysis would provide a reference data in the future studies of Lepidoptera and Psychidae.

Keywords:

• Mitochondrial genome
• Eumeta variegata
• Eumeta japonica
• bagworm moth
• nanopore sequencing

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Shuhei Niitsu (Tokyo Metropolitan University) for species identification and Yuki Takai and Naoko Ishii for technical assistance.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. The employers or funders had no study design, data collection, and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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Funding

This work was funded by the ImPACT Program of Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (Cabinet Office, Government of Japan) and in part by research funds from the Yamagata Prefectural Government and Tsuruoka City, Japan.