The genome sequence of the lesser treble-bar moth, Aplocera efformata (Guenée, 1857)

Wellcome Open Res. 2022 Dec 15:7:303. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18595.1. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Aplocera efformata (the lesser treble-bar; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome sequence is 350 megabases in span. Most of the assembly (99.97%) is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with W and Z sex chromosomes assembled. The complete mitochondrial genome was also assembled and is 15.4 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl has identified 11,393 protein coding genes.

Keywords: Aplocera efformata; Lepidoptera; chromosomal; genome sequence; lesser treble-bar.