# The genome sequence of the Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758)

## TL;DR

This paper reports the genome sequence of the Emperor moth, including chromosomal scaffolding and gene annotation.

## Contribution

The study provides a high-quality genome assembly and gene annotation for the Emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 489.9 megabases in size and scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 15.29 kilobases long and was successfully assembled.
- Gene annotation identified 11,903 protein-coding genes using the Ensembl platform.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual male
Saturnia pavonia (the Emperor moth; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Saturniidae). The genome sequence is 489.9 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.29 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 11,903 protein coding genes.