Complete mitochondrial genome of the pine moth Dendrolimus spectabilis (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

We have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the pine moth Dendrolimus spectabilis Butler (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), which has been a serious pest for the Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora S. et Z.) in Korea. The 15 409 bp complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the species consists of a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes) and the A + T-rich region, with an arrangement typical of Ditrysia in Lepidoptera. The 320 bp long A + T-rich region of D. spectabilis contains the motif ATAGA near the 5′-end of the srRNA, with a 14 bp-long poly-T stretch – the ATTTA sequence – and a microsatellite-like sequence consisting of (TA)(7), but lacks the poly-A stretch often found immediately upstream of tRNA(Met) in other Lepidoptera. A phylogenetic analysis using 13 protein-coding genes from Bombycoidea and Lasiocampoidea has shown that D. spectabilis was placed as a sister to the congeneric species group, D. tabulaeformis + D. punctatus.