A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae)
Abstract Ghost moths are an unusual family of primitive moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) known for their large body size and crepuscular adult activity. These moths represent an ancient lineage, frequently have soil dwelling larvae, and are adapted to high elevations, deserts, and other extreme envir...
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| author | Yi-Ming Weng Isabel Lopez-Cacacho Bert Foquet Jose I. Martinez David Plotkin Andrei Sourakov Paul B. Frandsen Akito Y. Kawahara |
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| description | Abstract Ghost moths are an unusual family of primitive moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) known for their large body size and crepuscular adult activity. These moths represent an ancient lineage, frequently have soil dwelling larvae, and are adapted to high elevations, deserts, and other extreme environments. Despite being rather speciose with more than 700 species, there is a dearth of genomic resources for the family. Here, we present the first high quality, publicly available hepialid genome, generated from an Andean species of ghost moth, Druceiella hillmani. Our genome assembly has a length of 2,586 Mbp with contig N50 of 28.1 Mb and N50 of 29, and BUSCO completeness of 97.1%, making it one of the largest genomes in the order Lepidoptera. Our assembly is a vital resource for future research on ghost moth genomics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0191ba8009cc4e4eb6322d16806ee07a2025-08-20T02:17:45ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632024-10-011111710.1038/s41597-024-03783-2A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae)Yi-Ming Weng0Isabel Lopez-Cacacho1Bert Foquet2Jose I. Martinez3David Plotkin4Andrei Sourakov5Paul B. Frandsen6Akito Y. Kawahara7McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaMcGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaMcGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaMcGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaMcGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaMcGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaDepartment of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young UniversityMcGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaAbstract Ghost moths are an unusual family of primitive moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) known for their large body size and crepuscular adult activity. These moths represent an ancient lineage, frequently have soil dwelling larvae, and are adapted to high elevations, deserts, and other extreme environments. Despite being rather speciose with more than 700 species, there is a dearth of genomic resources for the family. Here, we present the first high quality, publicly available hepialid genome, generated from an Andean species of ghost moth, Druceiella hillmani. Our genome assembly has a length of 2,586 Mbp with contig N50 of 28.1 Mb and N50 of 29, and BUSCO completeness of 97.1%, making it one of the largest genomes in the order Lepidoptera. Our assembly is a vital resource for future research on ghost moth genomics.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03783-2 |
| spellingShingle | Yi-Ming Weng Isabel Lopez-Cacacho Bert Foquet Jose I. Martinez David Plotkin Andrei Sourakov Paul B. Frandsen Akito Y. Kawahara A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) Scientific Data |
| title | A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) |
| title_full | A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) |
| title_fullStr | A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) |
| title_short | A near chromosome-level genome assembly of a ghost moth (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae) |
| title_sort | near chromosome level genome assembly of a ghost moth lepidoptera hepialidae |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03783-2 |
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