The green lacewing Chrysoperla sinica (Tjeder) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is a common species throughout China, and has been widely recognized as an important natural predator of many different pests important to agriculture and forest

The green lacewing Chrysoperla sinica (Tjeder) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is a common species throughout China, and has been widely recognized as an important natural predator of many different pests important to agriculture and forest. Adults of this species perform migration flights after emergence, which was affected by the mating status and age of C. sinica adults. Illumina RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was performed to characterize differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at different ages and mating status in a single female strain of C. sinica. These comprehensive C. sinica transcriptomic data will provide a fundamental to further understand molecular mechanism underlying flight capacity in C. sinica.

中华通草蛉（Chrysoperla sinica, Tjeder）（脉翅目：草蛉科）是中国境内广布的常见物种，被广泛认定为多种农林重要害虫的关键自然天敌。该物种的成虫在羽化后会开展迁飞活动，其迁飞行为受到中华通草蛉成虫的交配状态与日龄的调控。本研究针对单个雌性品系的中华通草蛉，采用Illumina RNA测序（RNA-seq）技术，对不同日龄及交配状态下的差异表达基因（DEGs）进行了表征分析。这批全面的中华通草蛉转录组数据，将为深入解析中华通草蛉飞行能力背后的分子机制奠定重要基础。