The genome sequence of the Sandhill Rustic moth (Freyer, 1845) subspecies Goater, 1976.

We present a genome assembly from an individual female (the Sandhill Rustic; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 662.0 megabases in span.

Lepidopteran Synteny Units reveal deep chromosomal conservation in butterflies and moths.

DNA is compacted into individual particles or chromosomes that form the basic units of inheritance. However, different animals and plants have widely different numbers of chromosomes. This means that we cannot readily tell which chromosomes are related to which.

Data on draft genomes and transcriptomes from females and males of the flour moth, .

We present genomes and pupal transcriptomes of the Mediterranean flour moth, . The moth is a world-wide storage pest as well as a laboratory species with a considerable background in developmental biology, genetics, and cytogenetics. The sequence data were derived from a highly inbred laboratory strain and, hence, display very little heterozygosity.

Whole-chromosome hitchhiking driven by a male-killing endosymbiont.

Neo-sex chromosomes are found in many taxa, but the forces driving their emergence and spread are poorly understood. The female-specific neo-W chromosome of the African monarch (or queen) butterfly Danaus chrysippus presents an intriguing case study because it is restricted to a single 'contact zone' population, involves a putative colour patterning supergene, and co-occurs with infection by the male-killing endosymbiont Spiroplasma. We investigated the origin and evolution of this system using whole genome sequencing.

Neo Sex Chromosomes, Colour Polymorphism and Male-Killing in the African Queen Butterfly, (L.).

(L.), one of the world's commonest butterflies, has an extensive range throughout the Old-World tropics. In Africa it is divided into four geographical subspecies which overlap and hybridise freely in the East African Rift: Here alone a male-killing (MK) endosymbiont, , has invaded, causing female-biased populations to predominate.