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The genome sequence of the Brown Argus, Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Alex Hayward1, Konrad Lohse2, Roger Vila3
1College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, England, UK.
Abstract:
We present genome assemblies from two male Aricia agestis specimens (the Brown Argus; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). The genome sequences are 435.3 and 437.4 megabases in span. Each assembly is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genomes were assembled and are 15.47 and 15.45 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of these assemblies on Ensembl identified 12,688 and 12,654 protein coding genes.

