The complete mitochondrial genome of the summer fruit tortrix moth Adoxophyes orana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the summer fruit tortrix moth Adoxophyes orana (Lepdioptera: Tortricidae) was determined (GenBank accession No. JX872403). The genome is 15,343 bp long with 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes and an A+T-rich region. As in 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 start codon as in other lepidopteran species. Eight protein-coding genes stop with termination codon TAA. Five protein-coding genes use incomplete stop codons T. The A+T-region is located between rrnS and trnM with a length of 331 bp. This is the fifth completely sequenced mitochondrial genome from the family Tortricidae.

Keywords::

• insect
• mitochondrial genome
• gene rearrangement
• start codon

Declaration of interest: 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 (No. 201103024), Beijing New Star Program on Science and Technology (No. 2010B027) and Beijing Excellent Talents Program (No. 2010D002020000010). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.