Complete Genome of Achalarus lyciades, The First Representative of the Eudaminae Subfamily of Skippers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Hoary Edge Skipper (Achalarus lyciades) is an eastern North America endemic butterfly from the Eudaminae subfamily of skippers named for an underside whitish patch near the hindwing edge. Its caterpillars feed on legumes, in contrast to Grass skippers (subfamily Hesperiinae) which feed exclusively on monocots.

Results

To better understand the evolution and phenotypic diversification of Skippers (family Hesperiidae), we sequenced, assembled and annotated a complete genome draft and transcriptome of a wild-caught specimen of A. lyciades and compared it with the available genome of the Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) from the Grass skipper subfamily. The genome of A. lyciades is nearly twice the size of L. accius (567 Mbp vs. 298 Mbp), however it encodes a smalle

SUBMITTER: Shen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5635620 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature