Table 1 Novel SINE elements identified in this study

PxSE1

Plutella xylostella/Yponomeutoidea

tRNA

263

(GT)n

6208 (68)

0.035

WGS

MsSE1

Manduca sexta/Bombycoidea

tRNA

267

(GT)n

7513 (133)

0.091

WGS

SfSE1

Spodoptera frugiperda/Noctuoidea

tRNA

298

(ATGT)n

11,117 (79)

0.130

WGS

SlNPVSE1

Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus II

tRNA

260

(TGTTA)n

1 (1)

ND

Nr/nt

SlituSE1

Spodoptera litura/Noctuoidea

tRNA

259

(ATGTT)n

ND(8)

ND

EST

SlittSE1

Spodoptera littoralis/Noctuoidea

tRNA

270

(ATGTT)n

ND(15)

ND

EST

CfSE1

Choristoneura fumiferana/Tortricoidea

tRNA

252

(ATTT)n

ND(10)

ND

EST

PxSE2

P. xylostella

tRNA

263

(ATTT)n

5056 (33)

0.071

WGS

ObSE1

Operophtera brumata/Geometroidea

tRNA

275

(TATT)n

4521 (120)

0.066

WGS

CsSE1

Chilo suppressalis/Pyraloidea

tRNA

287

(TATT)n

533 (125)

0.036

WGS

PxSE3

P. xylostella

tRNA

339

(GAATA)n

5158 (50)

0.089

WGS

MsSE2

M. sexta

tRNA

333

(TAT)n

16,157 (126)

0.090

WGS

PgSE1

Papilio glaucus/Papilionoidea

tRNA

303

(TAT)n

1751 (66)

0.097

WGS

PmSE1

Papilio machaon/Papilionoidea

tRNA

310

(GAT)n

5740 (138)

0.098

WGS

LaSE1

Lerema accius/Hesperioidea

tRNA

319

(GAT)n

3832 (52)

0.107

WGS

PzSE1

Papilio zelicaon/Papilionoidea

tRNA

293

(GAT)n

ND(15)

ND

TSA

EpSE1

Erynnis propertius/Hesperioidea

tRNA

300

ND

ND(8)

ND

TSA

SeSE1

Spodoptera exigua/Noctuidae

tRNA

291

(GAT)n

ND(43)

ND

TSA

PxSE4

P. xylostella

5S rRNA

389

(TGA)n

4415 (50)

0.078

WGS

LaSE2

L. accius

5S rRNA

348

ND

1214 (45)

0.101

WGS

CsSE2

C. suppressalis

5S rRNA

294

(TGA)n

532 (169)

0.021

WGS

ObSE2

O. brumata

tRNA

255

(CGAAA)n

863 (65)

0.012

WGS

PxSE5

P. xylostella

5S rRNA

389

(ATGT)n

1952 (23)

0.132

WGS