Abstract
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Lycaena phlaeas (the small copper; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). The genome sequence is 420 megabases in span. The whole of the assembly is scaffolded into 24 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the Z sex chromosome assembled. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl has identified 12,147 protein coding genes.
Highlights
The small copper or common copper, Lycaena phlaeas, is a colourful butterfly with a vast geographical distribution throughout the Holarctic and North and East Central Africa (Tolman & Lewington, 2008)
The standard haploid karyotype of L. phlaeas consists of 24 autosomes and one sex chromosome (Lorković, 1941), the female is heterogametic (WZ), and the genome size has been estimated as 359.7 Mb (Mackintosh et al, 2019)
Genome sequence report The genome was sequenced from a single male L. phlaeas collected from Gullane, Scotland, UK (Figure 1)
Summary
The genome sequence of the small copper, Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1760) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]. Laetsch 1, Roger Vila 2, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: DNA Pipelines collective, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective, Darwin Tree of Life Consortium.
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