A high-quality, long-read genome assembly of the whitelined sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Hyles lineata ) shows highly conserved melanin synthesis pathway genes

• Published in: G3 Genes, Genomes, Genetics
• Main Authors: Godfrey, R Keating, Britton, Sarah E, Mishra, Shova, Goldberg, Jay K, Kawahara, Akito Y
• Other Authors: Vogel, K, NSF Postdoctoral Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2023
• Subjects: Genetics (clinical); Genetics; Molecular Biology; Sphinx; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkad090; https://academic.oup.com/g3journal/article-pdf/13/6/jkad090/56716312/jkad090.pdf

Abstract The sphinx moth genus Hyles comprises 29 described species inhabiting all continents except Antarctica. The genus diverged relatively recently (40–25 MYA), arising in the Americas and rapidly establishing a cosmopolitan distribution. The whitelined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata, represents the...