Is Aporia crataegi unsuitable host of Wolbachia symbionts?

The Black-veined White Aporia crataegi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is a trans-Palearctic species causing damage to various fruit and berry crops. Here we analyzed Wolbachia infection in A. populations. bacteria are maternally transmitted intracellular symbionts of many arthropods, including numerous Lepidoptera. We have studied 376 samples collected 10 regions Russia from the Far East Kaliningrad. prevalence was very low; only eight Wolbachia-positive specimens were detected Yakutia, Republic Buryatia, Sverdlovsk Kaliningrad Provinces, no found other localities. Two haplotypes, ST-19 ST-109, A B supergroups respectively, identified using multilocus sequence typing (MLST) protocol. These haplotypes also previously reported different lepidopteran species. Both associated with same mtDNA haplotype (as inferred cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene) crataegi, two haplotypes. This incongruence inherited agents indicates independent cases acquisition history. above data suggest that can infect but cannot establish host