The complete mitochondrial genome of the wild silkmoth Antheraea yamamai from Heilongjiang, China (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Abstract

Here, we reported the complete mitochondrial genome of Antheraea yamamai Guérin-Méneville (1861) collected in Heilongjiang Province, China. The mitochondrial genome is 15,341 bp and encodes 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. Sequence comparison identified 22 SNVs in the A. yamamai mitochondrial genomes between Chinese and Korean populations, indicating a low intraspecific variation between the two populations . Phylogenetic analyses with maximum-likelihood and Bayesian inference methods revealed a close relationship between A. yamamai and Antheraea frithi and supported the relationship among Antheraea species (((A. yamamai + A. frithi) + A. pernyi) + A. assamensis).

Keywords

• antheraea yamamai
• mitochondrial genome
• phylogenetic relationship
• intraspecific variation