# The genome sequence of the Spanish Festoon, Zerynthia rumina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

## TL;DR

This paper reports the genome sequence of the Spanish Festoon butterfly, including detailed haplotype and mitochondrial genome assemblies.

## Contribution

The study provides a high-quality genome assembly for Zerynthia rumina, including haplotype and mitochondrial sequences.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly includes two haplotypes with lengths of 852.84 and 775.60 megabases.
- Haplotype 1 is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including sex chromosomes W and Z.
- The mitochondrial genome is 15.26 kilobases long and fully assembled.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of
Zerynthia rumina (Spanish Festoon; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Papilionidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 852.84 megabases and 775.60 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.64%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.26 kilobases. This work is part of Project Psyche, a collaborative programme generating genomes for European butterflies and moths.