The genome sequence of the scotch argus butterfly, Erebia aethiops (Esper, 1777)

Wellcome Open Res. 2022 Aug 19:7:217. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17927.1. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Erebia aethiops (the scotch argus; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The genome sequence is 473 megabases in span. The complete assembly is scaffolded into 20 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the W and Z sex chromosomes assembled. The complete mitochondrial genome was also assembled and is 15.2 kilobases in length.

Keywords: Erebia aethiops; Lepidoptera; chromosomal; genome sequence; scotch argus.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Wellcome through core funding to the Wellcome Sanger Institute (206194) and the Darwin Tree of Life Discretionary Award (218328). KL is supported by an ERC grant (ModelGenom Land 757648) and a NERC fellowship (NE/L011522/1).