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0106 biological sciences0303 health sciencesMitochondrial DNAPhylogenetic treeTigerfungiRibosomal rna geneBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesWhite (mutation)03 medical and health sciencesArctia plantaginisEvolutionary biologyGeneticsCladeMolecular BiologyGene030304 developmental biology

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We report the assembly and annotation of the complete mitochondrial genome of the warningly-coloured wood tiger moth (Arctia plantaginis) and investigate its phylogenetic position within Arctiinae. The A.plantaginis mitogenome is 15,479 bp long with 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and an A + T-rich region (D-loop). The phylogenetic analyses based on 13 protein-coding genes showed A.plantaginis clustering within a clade of species with white wings and yellow or red bodies. This result can be useful in understanding the evolution of coloration in Arctiid moths.