Diagnostic Study by PCR Technique for the Date Lesser Moth Batrachedra Amydrula Meyrick (Batrachedridae: Lepdoptera) in the Central and Southern Region of Iraq

Abstract

A molecular study of this insect was conducted to find out the sex and its genetic fixation. This study was carried out using both techniques of PCR and Nucleotide Sequences to document the classification results and their genetic fingerprinting in Iraq. The results showed that it obtained an identity of 99% with the species registered in a Gene bank of a scientific name Batrachedra amydruala (MAD) isolation.