Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

The genome sequence of Zethes insularis Rambur, 1833 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

Wahlberg, Niklas LU ; Wright, Charlotte J. ; Meier, Joana I. and Blaxter, Mark L. (2026) In Wellcome Open Research 11.
Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Zethes insularis (Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Erebidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 862.07 megabases and 869.20 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.0%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Most of haplotype 2 (95.76%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.77 kilobases. This work is part of Project Psyche, a collaborative programme generating genomes for European butterflies and moths.

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; and
author collaboration
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Zethes insularis; Erebidae; genome sequence; chromosomal; Lepidoptera
in
Wellcome Open Research
volume
11
article number
23
publisher
F1000 Research Ltd.
external identifiers
  • pmid:41798705
  • scopus:105032449632
ISSN
2398-502X
DOI
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25723.1
language
English
LU publication?
yes
additional info
Publisher Copyright: Copyright: © 2026 Wahlberg N et al.
id
9fb5e6c8-38a1-4fba-9fb7-d046acf93e13
date added to LUP
2026-04-29 16:19:09
date last changed
2026-05-13 17:17:30
@article{9fb5e6c8-38a1-4fba-9fb7-d046acf93e13,
  abstract     = {{<p>We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Zethes insularis (Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Erebidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 862.07 megabases and 869.20 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.0%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Most of haplotype 2 (95.76%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.77 kilobases. This work is part of Project Psyche, a collaborative programme generating genomes for European butterflies and moths.</p>}},
  author       = {{Wahlberg, Niklas and Wright, Charlotte J. and Meier, Joana I. and Blaxter, Mark L.}},
  issn         = {{2398-502X}},
  keywords     = {{Zethes insularis; Erebidae; genome sequence; chromosomal; Lepidoptera}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{F1000 Research Ltd.}},
  series       = {{Wellcome Open Research}},
  title        = {{The genome sequence of Zethes insularis Rambur, 1833 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25723.1}},
  doi          = {{10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25723.1}},
  volume       = {{11}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}