Table 1 Results of published transinfection experiments of Wolbachia strains performed on lepidopteran hosts
From: Evidence for common horizontal transmission of Wolbachia among butterflies and moths
Natural Host | Strain ID | Phenotype in Natural Host | Transinfected host | Phenotype in Transinfected Host | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Strain dependent Phenotype | Â | Â | Â | ||
  Ostrinia scapulalis | wSca | MK | E. kuehniella (−w) | MK | |
  E. kuehniella (Yokohama) | wKue | CI | E. kuehniella (Tsuhiura) (−w) | CI | [96] |
2. Host dependent Phenotype | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 (a) Transferable multi potent strain |  |  |  | ||
   Cadra cautella | wCau-A | CI | E. kuehniella (−w) | MK | [98] |
 (b) Non-transferable strain |  |  |  |  | |
   Eurema hecabe | wHec | FI | Bombyx mori (−w) | no stable infection | [99] |
 (c) Population dependent phenotypea |  |  |  |  | |
   Hypolimnas bolina (Polynesia) | wBol1 | MK | Hypolimnas bolina (South Asian) (+w) | CI | |
3. Strain/host dependent Phenotype | Â | Â | Â | ||
  C. cautella | wCau-B | CI | E. kuehniella (−w) | Incomplete CI | [98] |
  E. kuehniella | wKue | CI | O. scapulalis (−w) | Stronger CI | [97] |