Characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Erasmia pulchella Hope, 1840 (lepidoptera: zygaenidae)

Abstract

AbstractErasmia pulchella has brightly colored wings and releases toxic cyanide as a defense against predation. At present, the molecular phylogenetic status of this species is still unclear. Here, we presented the first complete mitochondrial genome of the genus Erasmia, which was assembled from data generated using a genome skimming method. The assembled mitogenome was 15,197 bp in length and consists of 37 genes, including 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a control region. Phylogenetic analysis based on both maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) revealed that E. pulchella was most closely related to Amesia sanguiflua.

Keywords

• Erasmia pulchella
• zygaenidae
• mitogenome
• phylogeny inference