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ArticleScientific data2026

Chromosome-level genome assembly of the casuarina moth, Lymantria xylina Swinhoe (1903).

Siyi Liu, Hui Jiang, Tao Ni, Kai Wang, Xia Hu, Songqing Wu, Feiping Zhang, Rong Wang

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Siyi LiuState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Hui JiangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Tao NiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Kai WangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Xia HuState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Songqing WuState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Feiping ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China. fpzhang1@163.com.
Rong WangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China. wangrongbl0501@126.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31600522Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation) 2017J0106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The casuarina moth, Lymantria xylina, is a serious pest threatening subtropical regions through severe defoliation and strong invasive potential. Despite its economic impact and high invasion risk, a high-quality reference genome remains lacking. To bridge this knowledge gap, we generated a chromosome-level genome assembly for L. xylina combining Illumina short-reads, Oxford Nanopore long-reads, and high-throughput chromatin conformation capture (Hi-C) scaffolding data. Following long-reads based assembly and Hi-C scaffolding, the final genome assembly totals 977.74 Mb, with 930.50 Mb (95.17%) of sequences anchored onto 31 pseudo-chromosomes, achieving a scaffold N50 of 34.15 Mb. The genome assembly, featuring fully assembled telomeres on all 31 pseudo-chromosomes, demonstrates 94.5% Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCO) completeness and high accuracy with consensus quality value of 31.72. Repetitive elements constitute 77.18% of the genome, and 18,484 protein-coding genes were predicted, with 95.21% functionally annotated. This high-quality genome assembly provides a critical foundation for elucidating interaction mechanisms with host plants and natural enemies (nucleopolyhedrovirus, Beauveria bassiana), for developing enhanced pest management and control strategies.

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Chromosomes, InsectGenome, InsectMothsAnimals

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PMCPMC12979597

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