Abstract
Project Psyche is a trans-national initiative to generate and study chromosome-level reference genomes of all ca. 11,000 described species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found in Europe. The Project Psyche community encompasses diverse researchers, amateur lepidopterists, practitioners, and industry experts united by a common vision of the importance of genomics for Lepidoptera. Lepidoptera are at the forefront of biodiversity genomics with genomes for over 1,000 species already generated - the highest number across all eukaryotic orders. Here, we outline how Project Psyche is generating and harnessing these genomes. This pan-European catalogue of openly accessible lepidopteran genomes will transform our understanding of evolution and ecology, inform conservation, and foster advances in pest management.
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Project Psyche is a trans-national initiative to generate and study chromosome-level reference genomes of all ca. 11,000 described species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found in Europe. The Project Psyche community encompasses diverse researchers, amateur lepidopterists, practitioners, and industry experts united by a common vision of the importance of genomics for Lepidoptera. Lepidoptera are at the forefront of biodiversity genomics with genomes for over 1,000 species already generated - the highest number across all eukaryotic orders. Here, we outline how Project Psyche is generating and harnessing these genomes. This pan-European catalogue of openly accessible lepidopteran genomes will transform our understanding of evolution and ecology, inform conservation, and foster advances in pest management.
https://doi.org/10.32942/X2S35P
Biodiversity, Genetics and Genomics, Genomics, Life Sciences
lepidoptera, butterflies, moths, reference genomes, biodiversity, genomics
Published: 2025-09-10 18:35
Last Updated: 2025-09-10 18:35
CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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