Halysidota Tessellaris/ Banded Tussock Moth

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Shaelyn Curry
Location
Collection date 09/11/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

Fuzzy greenish white color, black whisker like antennas

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Halysidota Halysidota tessellaris

Methods

Extraction kit tweezers
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain
Gel images
Protocol notes

Lane1 DNA Standard

Lane 2 Arthropod Spider

Lane3 Athropod Preying Mantis

Lane 4 WO1 POS WOL + COi1

Lane 5 WOl neg WOI+ COI1

Lane 6 gDNA COntrol WOI + COI1

Lane 7 Water Control WOI + COI1

Lane 8 Empty

Lane 9 DNA Standard

Lane 10 European Harvestman Spider

Lane 11 Moth Caterpillar

Lane 12 WO1 POS WOL + COi1

Lane 13 5 WOl neg WOI+ COI1

Lane 14 6 gDNA COntrol WOI + COI1

Lane 15 Water Control WOI + COI1

Lane 16 Empty

 

Results

Wolbachia presence Yes
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

No Wolbachia was present in some of the Arthropods but present in others. Wolbachia only present in the Arthropod in lane 2.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
GGNATTTNAGCAGGTATAGTAGGAACTTCTTTAAGATTATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGAAACCCTGGCT CTTTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATACTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTAT AGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAGTACCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATA GCATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTTTTACCCCCATCATTAACTTTATTAATTTCAAGAA GAATTGTAGAAAATGGAGCCGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCACCCCTTTCATCTAATATTGCCCATGG AGGTAGATCAGTAGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCCCTTCATTTGGCAGGTATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCAATT AATTTTATTACTACAATTATTAATATACGATTAAATAACTTATCTTTTGATCAAATACCTTTATTTGTTT GAGCTGTAGGAATTACAGCATTTCTATTATTACTTTCATTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACAATATT ACTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTCGACCCTGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTACCAA CATTTATTTT
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Halysidota tessellaris was found to be postive for Wolbachia.
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