The Complete Genome of Three At-Risk Florida Butterflies: <i>Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri</i>, <i>Eumaeus atala</i> and <i>Heraclides ponceana</i>
We present short-read genome assemblies of three butterfly species native to the state of Florida: the Atala butterfly (<i>Eumaeus atala</i>), the Miami blue (<i>Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri</i>), and the Schaus' swallowtail (<i>Heraclides ponceana</i>). All species are of conservation concern with the latter two listed as federally endangered. Genome assemblies recovered 77-92% of single-copy orthologous insect genes, providing a valuable resource for advancing lepidopteran genomic research.
Authors
- Akito Y. Kawahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-4610)
- Deborah A. Triant
- S Pirro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5642-4203)
- Jaret C. Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3245-6710)
Institutions
- University of Florida (US)
- Iridian Genomes (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Genomes
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.56179/001c.144799
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- University of Texas at Austin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
- Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure