An alphabaculovirus isolated from L. dispar larvae shows significant biologic activity.
Genome revealed that its sequence differs from other available LdMNPVs sequences.
Phylogenetic analyses showed that LdMNPV-BNP shares a common ancestor with LymoNPV.
LdMNPV-BNP genome encodes photolyase gene, absent in Lymantrinae baculoviruses.