Genome size estimation of an endoparasitoid wasp, Cotesia plutellae, using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction

► Cotesia plutellae specifically parasitizes the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. ► C. plutellae genome size was estimated using qPCR through a single copy gene. ► The genome size of C. plutellae is 186.06 ± 1.21 Mb.