Complete mitochondrial genome of the recently discovered multivoltine Graphium (Pazala) confucius Hu, Duan & Cotton, 2018 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Abstract

Graphium (Pazala) confucius Hu, Duan & Cotton, 2018 is a recently discovered, wide ranging, multivoltine swordtail butterfly in China and Vietnam. The present study reports the complete mitochondrial genome of this butterfly, which is the fifth mitochondrial genome record for subgenus Pazala Moore, 1888. The mitochondrial genome of G. (P.) confucius is circular and 15,212 bp in length, and consists of 37 genes, including 13 PCGs, 22 tRNAs, and two rRNAs. The Bayesian phylogenetic tree containing the focal species and 33 other Papilioninae members clusters G. (P.) confucius with other Pazala taxa inside tribe Leptocircini, which agrees with its taxonomic position. The findings of this study added data to the complex subgenus Pazala and are beneficial to future understanding and conservation planning of butterfly diversity.