<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We compared COI DNA sequences of three <italic>Elachista</italic> species occurring in Lithuania: Elachista maculicerusella, E. argentella, <italic>and</italic> E. pollinariella <italic>(Gelechioidea: Elachistidae: Elachistinae). Also, intraspecific differences in COI DNA between moth populations were tested. A 705 bp fragment of the 3'-end of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) was used. This mtDNA fragment was significantly different between all studied species. Intraspecific differences were detected only for</italic> E. maculicerusella <italic>from different Lithuanian populations. Our results support using the COI gene for identification of</italic> Elachista <italic>species and as a tool for exploring intraspecific differences between populations</italic>.</p></abstract>

We compared COI DNA sequences of three Elachista species occurring in Lithuania: Elachista maculicerusella, E. argentella, and E. pollinariella (Gelechioidea: Elachistidae: Elachistinae). Also, intraspecific differences in COI DNA between moth populations were tested. A 705 bp fragment of the 3'-end of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) was used. This mtDNA fragment was significantly different between all studied species. Intraspecific differences were detected only for E. maculicerusella from different Lithuanian populations. Our results support using the COI gene for identification of Elachista species and as a tool for exploring intraspecific differences between populations.

Coi Gene as a Molecular Marker of <italic>Elachista</italic> Species (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) from Different Lithuanian Populations

Vilnius Pedagogical University, Studentu 39, Vilnius, LT-08106, LITHUANIA

Institute of Ecology, Vilnius University, Akademijos 2, Vilnius, LT-08412, LITHUANIA

Department of Biology, Vytautas Magnus University, Vileikos 8, Kaunas, LT-44404, LITHUANIA

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

Coi Gene as a Molecular Marker of  Species (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) from Different Lithuanian Populations

We compared COI DNA sequences of three Elachista species occurring in Lithuania: Elachista maculicerusella, E. argentella, and E. pollinariella (Gelechioidea:...

Coi Gene as a Molecular Marker of Elachista Species (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) from Different Lithuanian Populations

Published Online: Jul 08, 2009

Page range: 21 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10046-009-0020-y

Keywords
morphology, COI gene, model species, populations

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