Determination and analysis of the genome sequence of Spodoptera littoralis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus

► Complete sequence of SpliMNPV, a baculovirus of the Egyptian cotton leafworm. ► Genome of 137,998 base-pairs containing 132 open reading frames and 15 hrs. ► Closely related to SpltMNPV but phylogentically distinct. ► Similar LC50 to SfMNPV but slower LT50 in Spodoptera frugiperda neonates.