The mitochondrial genome of the Chinese special butterfly Luehdorfia chinensis Leech (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Abstract

Luehdorfia chinensis is a poorly known species restricted to certain eastern provinces in China. We have determined the complete mitochondrial genome of a species of grouse locust, L. chinensis. The 13,860 bp long L. chinensis genome contained 12 protein-coding genes: ATP6, ATP8, COI–COIII, partial ND2, ND3–ND6, ND4L, and Cytb; 2 ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) (partial 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA); and 18 transfer RNAs. These genes identified are present in the same order and orientation as the completely sequenced mitogenomes of other lepidopteran species. The sequence for COI in L. chinensis starts with ATTTAG and ends with TAA.

Keywords::

• Luehdorfia chinensis
• mitochondrial genome
• molecular phylogeny
• Lepidoptera

Acknowledgements

We are very grateful to Dr S.X. Xu, Dr Y. Xiong, N.X. Wang, and Y.P. Yao for assistance in the laboratory.

Declaration of interest: This work was supported through funding by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30970339) to Guo-Fang Jiang. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.