The genome sequence of the Downland Conch, Aethes tesserana (Denis & Schiffermüller) , 1775 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

<ns3:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual male <ns3:italic>Aethes tesserana</ns3:italic> (Downland Conch; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Tortricidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 486.12 megabases and 482.92 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.81%) is scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.54 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland. </ns3:p>