Table 1.
IR gene diversity in H. melpomene compared to B. mori or D. plexippus
| H. melpomene IR | B. mori | D. plexippus |
|---|---|---|
| HmIR1 | discovered | unchanged |
| HmIR7d1 | improved | discovered |
| HmIR7d2 | improved | discovered |
| HmIR7d3 | improved | discovered |
| HmIR7d4 | absent | discovered |
| HmIR8a | improved | improved |
| HmIR21a | improved | improved |
| HmIR25a | unchanged | improved |
| HmIR31a | discovered | improved |
| HmIR40a | improved | improved |
| HmIR41a | improved | improved |
| HmIR60a | absent | discovered |
| HmIR60a1a | discovered | unchanged |
| HmIR60a1b | absent | absent |
| HmIR60a2a | discovered | improved |
| HmIR60a2b | absent | absent |
| HmIR60a2c | absent | absent |
| HmIR60a2d | absent | absent |
| HmIR60a2e | absent | absent |
| HmIR64a | unchanged | improved |
| HmIR68a | improved | improved |
| HmIR75d | improved | unchanged |
| HmIR75p1 | discovered | improved |
| HmIR75p2 | improved & discovered pseudogene | improved |
| HmIR75q1 | improved | improved |
| HmIR75q2 | improved | improved |
| HmIR76b | improved | improved |
| HmIR85a | discovered | discovered |
| HmIR87a | improved | improved |
| HmIR93a | improved | improved |
| HmIR143a | improved | discovered |
The list of homologous IR genes between the three Lepidoptera genomes is reported relative to the IRs in H. melpomene. Information is also provided for each gene if its sequence was either left unchanged, improved, or discovered in our study when compared to data from Croset et al. [26]