Oriental Flower Beetle (Protaetia Orientalis) – Wolbachia Negative

Sample information

Picture
Entry by: Nathalie S
Location
Collection date 01/22/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Hawaii Community College
Observations

Grub collected from dry forest mauka Palamanui campus.

Putative identification

Methods

Extraction kit
DNA extraction location
Single or Duplex PCR Duplex Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system agarose gel electrophoresis
Buffer
DNA stain
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
Summary
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