Complete mitochondrial genome of a satyrid butterfly, Lethe albolineata (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Lethe albolineata is a circular molecule of 15,248 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNA genes (LrRNA and SrRNA), and a non-coding AT-rich region. All PCGs use the standard ATN start codon, except for COI, which begins with CGA. Eight PCGs employ complete stop codon (TAA), whereas the others use a single T or TA acting as an incomplete stop codon. The AT-rich region is 413 bp in length, which contains a conserved motif common to the other lepidopteran species. Two tRNA-like pseudo-genes are found in the mitochondrial genome of L. albolineata. The phylogenetic analysis shows that L. albolineata exhibits most close relationship with L. dura.

Keywords:

• Lepidoptera
• Lethe albolineata
• mitochondrial genome
• 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 that they have no conflicts of interest.