Transcriptome sequencing data of different instar larvae of Mylabris cichorii
Mylabris cichorii is an important medicinal insect. The cantharidin produced in its body possesses antitumor, antiviral, and other biological activities. However, the biosynthetic pathway of cantharidin in insects and its regulatory mechanisms remain unclear, and there is a lack of systematic research on the expression changes of genes associated with different developmental stages (instars).In this project, high-throughput sequencing technology was used to perform transcriptome sequencing on samples from multiple consecutive instar larvae of M. cichorii, and gene expression profile data for each instar were obtained. By comparing transcriptome differences among different instars, key genes involved in biological processes such as cantharidin synthesis, juvenile hormone metabolism, and terpenoid backbone synthesis can be screened, providing an important molecular basis for revealing the biosynthetic mechanism of cantharidin.This dataset includes raw sequencing reads and assembled transcript sequences, which can serve as a reference for researchers in fields such as insect molecular biology, natural product biosynthesis, and the development of medicinal insect resources.