Table 7.
Identities of edible saturniid host plants based on similarities with sequences from GenBank.
| Collection Site | Sample Code | Species | % Similarity to GenBank Sequences |
ID of Similar Sequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgil, Nakuru | HP7 | Euclea divinorum | 100 | DQ924074.1 |
| Mbita, Homabay | HP17 | Euclea divinorum | 97.06 | DQ924074.1 |
| Mbita, Homabay | HP18 | Euclea divinorum | 98.11 | DQ924074.1 |
| Gilgil, Nakuru | HP37 | Euclea divinorum | 99.64 | DQ924074.1 |
| Embu | HP38 | Euclea divinorum | 99.76 | DQ924074.1 |
| Gilgil, Nakuru | HP39 | Euclea divinorum | 100 | DQ924074.1 |
| Embu | HP40 | Euclea divinorum | 99.76 | DQ924074.1 |
| Matuu, Machakos | HP21 | Vachellia tortilis | 99.54 | AF274140.1 |
| Taita | HP22 | Vachellia tortilis | 99.77 | AF274140.1 |
| Makueni | HP23 | Vachellia tortilis | 99.77 | AF274140.1 |
| Mwingi | HP24 | Vachellia tortilis | 99.88 | AF274140.1 |
| Ngong, Kajiado | HP25 | Acacia mearnsii | 99.88 | HM020723.1 |
| Ngong, Kajiado | HP26 | Acacia mearnsii | 99.76 | HM020723.1 |
| Ngong, Kajiado | HP27 | Acacia mearnsii | 100 | HM020723.1 |
| Ngong, Kajiado | HP28 | Acacia mearnsii | 100 | HM020723.1 |
| Kilifi, Malindi | HP16 | Manilkara sp. | 99.40 | DQ924092.1 |
| Kilifi, Malindi | HP33 | Manilkara sp. | 99.40 | DQ924092.1 |
| Kilifi, Malindi | HP36 | Manilkara sp. | 99.40 | DQ924092.1 |
| Muhaka, Kwale | HP11 | Anacardium occidentale | 100 | KY635877.1 |
| Malindi, Kilifi | HP10 | Mangifera indica | 100 | KX871231.1 |
| Mbita, Homabay | HP3 | Balanites sp. | 99.35 | JX517722.1 |
| Mbita, Homabay | HP32 | Balanites sp. | 99.22 | JX517722.1 |
| Matuu, Machakos | HP45 | Balanites sp. | 99.48 | JX517722.1 |
| Matuu, Machakos | HP46 | Balanites sp. | 99.48 | JX517722.1 |
| Nanyuki | HP47 | Balanites sp. | 99.48 | JX517722.1 |
| Embu | HP48 | Balanites sp. | 99.48 | JX517722.1 |
| Embu | HP45 | Balanites sp. | 99.48 | JX517722.1 |
| Matuu, Machakos | HP2 | Vachelia nilotica | 99.30 | KY10024.1 |
| Buruburu, Nairobi | HP49 | Schinus terebinthifolia | 100 | KP149521.1 |
| Buruburu, Nairobi | HP51 | Schinus terebinthifolia | 100 | KP149521.1 |
| Kasarani, Nairobi | HP63 | Schinus terebinthifolia | 100 | KP149521.1 |
| Kasarani, Nairobi | HP62 | Schinus terebinthifolia | 100 | KP149521.1 |
| Kasarani, Nairobi | HP60 | Schinus terebinthifolia | 99.53 | KP149521.1 |
| Kasarani, Nairobi | HP61 | Schinus terebinthifolia | 99.53 | KP149521.1 |
| Kasarani, Nairobi | HP58 | Schinus terebinthifolia | 99.41 | KP149521.1 |