Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of the lawn cutworm Spodoptera depravata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

The lawn cutworm, , is one of the most important pests that causes economic damage to grass crops. This study reports the complete mitochondrial genome of an sample collected in China. The genome is a circular molecule 15,460 bp in length with an overall A + T content of 81.6%. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes. The gene content and organization of the mitogenome of are identical to those of other species. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis based on mitogenomes showed a close evolutionary relationship between and . This study provides new molecular data for the identification and further phylogenetic analyses of species.