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The genome sequence of the Black Hairstreak, Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Jaakko Pohjoismaki1, Marko Mutanen2, Charlotte J Wright3
1University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Satyrium pruni (Black Hairstreak; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 869.86 megabases and 870.75 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.02%) is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.46 kilobases.

