# The genome sequence of the Common Ridge-back moth, Epermenia chaerophyllella (Goeze, 1783) (Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae)

## TL;DR

This paper provides the genome sequence of the Common Ridge-back moth, including its chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA, as part of a larger project to sequence species in Britain and Ireland.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the first reference genome assembly for Epermenia chaerophyllella, including chromosomal pseudomolecules and the mitochondrial genome.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 382.14 megabases long with 97.37% scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 15.2 kilobases in length and has been assembled.
- The work is part of the Darwin Tree of Life project focusing on species from Britain and Ireland.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual male
Epermenia chaerophyllella (Common Ridge-back moth; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Epermeniidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 382.14 megabases. Most of the assembly (97.37%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.2 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.