Hylephila phyleus

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Kathryn A.
Location
Collection date 09/03/2024
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Benedictine University
Observations

Collected by Fall 2024 students.

Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Hylephila Hylephila phyleus

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

Confidence level is low because the gel electrophoresis results show a weak band for Wolbachia.

Wolbachia 16S sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
ATGCCACGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGTCTTGTACACACTGCCCGTCACGCCATGGGAATTG
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
AAAACAGGTAAAGATAATAATAATAATAATGCAGTAATACCTACAGATCATACAAATAATGGTATTTGATCAAATGATAA ATTTTTAATTCGTATATTAATAATTGTTGTAATAAAATTAATAGCTCCTAAAATAGATGAAATTCCAGCTAAATGAAGGG AAAAGATTGCTAAATCAACAGAAGATCCTTGGTGAGCAATATTAGAAGATAGAGGGGGGTAAACTGTTCATCCTGTTCCT GCACCATTTTCTACAATTCTTCTTGAAATTAATAAAGTTA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Hylephila phyleus was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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