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Published on: May 28, 2021
The genome sequence of the Osiris Blue, Cupido osiris (Meigen, 1830) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Andreas Sanchez1, Yannick Chittaro1, Kay Lucek2
1Info fauna, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from a male Cupido osiris (Osiris Blue; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 481.43 megabases and 479.83 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (98.72%) is scaffolded into 24 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 15.36 kilobases. This work is part of Project Psyche, a collaborative programme generating genomes for European butterflies and moths.
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