Celebrating the first 1,000 sequenced genomes on @projectpsyche.bsky.social 😎🧬🦋 #ProjectPsyche #MothStitching

To celebrate the genomes for 1,000 (!) species of Lepidoptera in Europe, Project Psyche has released a preprint outlining our ambitions to jointly sequence & leverage genomes of all 11,000 species in Europe to propel science, conservation & society. This was a joy to write together as a community!

(1/6) 🦋 We are thrilled to announce the release of the 1,000th reference genome of Lepidoptera species found in Europe! This goal was reached with the release of Stenoptilia islandicus, also known as the mountain plume moth. Read the story below!👇🏽

An amazing meeting with excellent outcomes from dynamic brainstorming sessions that went beyond expectations — a big thanks to the organizers, moderator and all participants! @10klepgenomes.bsky.social

WG1 meeting of @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, this time at Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, was again a big success! We discussed strategies to promote the use of Leps genomic data by society - and we agreed on the next steps!

We have reached 1,000 genomes of European Lepidoptera!!!!!!!🦋😎

After a productive day of work, the WG1 visited the archive and scientific collection of the Senckenberg Institute 👀🦋 All eyes on Maria Sibylla Merian 🥹 #10KLepGenomes

Do the same features and patterns underlie other instances of rapid chromosomal change? High-quality genomes by @ebpgenome.bsky.social across eukaryotes will allow us to explore this. In particular, @projectpsyche.bsky.social is sequencing all species of Lepidoptera in Europe. Exciting times ahead!

How many chromosomes can an animal have? In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact. www.cell.com/current-biol...

New meeting of @10klepgenomes.bsky.social with fabulous @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social in Müncheberg!!!

Today kicks off the first meeting organised by WG1 at the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute in Müncheberg, Germany 🦋 From Sept. 10th-12th, 19 participants will discuss how to connect with key stakeholders who may benefit from Lepidoptera genomes Stay tuned for updates! #COST10KLepGenomes

Here we go again! Estos días @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y yo estaremos en la reunión de @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, donde hablaremos acerca del potencial de las redes sociales para la divulgación sobre genómica y conservación de polillas (y mariposas) 🦋

(1/3) 🌍🦋 From 10–12 Sept 2025, WG1 of #10kLepGenomes will host a workshop to discuss the bridge between Lepidoptera genomics and society. Experts in genomics, conservation and applied sciences will gather at the Senckenberg Entomological Institute (Müncheberg, Germany) 👇🏽

Our 🦏 Institute is happy to participate in this amazing initiative of sequencing the complete genomes of all European 🦋 Lepidoptera species! Recently Dr hab. Łukasz Przybyłowicz and Dr Marcin Wiorek participated in the field workshop in the Alps 👇👇👇

Good memories of fieldwork collecting butterflies and moths for @projectpsyche.bsky.social in Italy with lepidopterists from across Europe. We identified, dissected and preserved them onsite for optimal conditions to sequence reference genomes. In a few weeks we will reach 1000 genomes!

(1/7)🦋 A brief recap from Mals (Malles Venosta, Italy): In mid-July, over 50 experts from 19 European countries gathered for the first field workshop funded by the CA10KLepGenomes, aiming to sequence the genomes of all European Lepidoptera within @projectpsyche.bsky.social. #10KLepGenomes

🚀 First STSM of CA23122 – 10kLepGenomes! @laurencedespres.bsky.social (Univ. Grenoble) joined Anila Paparisto (Univ. Tirana) in Shebenik National Park, Albania (15–20 June 2025). Goal: sample Heath butterflies (𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢) for genome sequencing. #10kLepGenomes #STSM #Lepidoptera #Fieldwork

An amazing PhD opportunity with strong links to @projectpsyche.bsky.social, LepEU & @10klepgenomes.bsky.social!

Opportunities for international networking, hands-on training and mobility are available through the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social COST Action (10klepgenomes.eu) and close collaboration with Project Psyche @projectpsyche.bsky.social (projectpsyche.org) and the LepEU Consortium (lepeu.github.io).

PhD position details: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

📣 New PhD position on Butterly conservation genomics in Czech dry grasslands 📣 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Another paper on polyommatine blue butterflies just published in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social. Blues have high chromosome numbers associated with increased diversification and their karyotypes reveal strategies to maintain genomic integrity amidst profound karyotypic changes doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

The @sangerinstitute.bsky.social just finalised the #Chlorissa_cloraria genome assembly — ilChlClor1.1 is here! Chromosomes Z and W were identified by copy number in the diploid assembly #GenomeOfTheWeek #10KLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Chlorissacloraria #Geometridae lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Ch...

What an amazing week and experience! Thanks to @10klepgenomes.bsky.social and @projectpsyche.bsky.social for making this experience in the Alps possible! It has been incredible to learn from such an amazing group of professionals! 🦋🧬

From beautiful #moth trapping locations to sampling Alpine meadows filled with butterflies 🦋 and learning about sample preparation 🧬, I had the best week on the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social field trip! Huge thanks to all the entomologists, #COST10KLepGenomes, #LepEu and @projectpsyche.bsky.social!

When molecular biology🧬 meets entomology 🦋 in the land of marmots, cows and their ever-present flies 🪰🐄😄 An unforgettable one-week scientific expedition 🧬🦋🔬with the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social in the magical South Tyrolean Alps🪄⛰️🌲Ju-hu, 10k genomes here we come!🧬🧬🧬☺️👩🏼‍🔬

Last day of light trapping 😭🦋#Lymantriamonacha @10klepgenomes.bsky.social

@10klepgenomes.bsky.social First WG2 meeting is over. It was an intense week full of light trapping and sample preparations for @projectpsyche.bsky.social, lectures and meeting wonderful people 🤩🦋💡🔬

First field trip of the #WG2 has come to an end! We will share some of the most relevant moments of this fantastic week! Stay tuned 🦋🧬

@10klepgenomes.bsky.social is spending this week in beautiful Vinschgau valley in South Tyrol, collecting as many new species for @projectpsyche.bsky.social as possible!

Last night, 9 participants of the WG2 Field Workshop in Mals hiked to the remote Alte Pforzheimer Hütte 🏔️🌙 They spent the night collecting high-altitude moths for the #COST10KLepGenomes project! 🦋

The first day trip took place this morning 🏞️ Despite the challenging weather, we already found interesting specimens along a hiking route near Malles 👀🔍 #COST10KLepGenomes

Esta semana nuestras compañeras Laura Torrado @erebiologa.bsky.social y Mónica Doblas @entomoprofessor.bsky.social están en los Alpes participando en el primer muestreo de lepidópteros organizado por el proyecto @10klepgenomes.bsky.social #COST10KLepGenomes #entomocollectionBOS

Esta semana, @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y yo nos hemos venido de aventura a los Alpes para muestrear y seguir aprendiendo sobre polillas y mariposas con @10klepgenomes.bsky.social (y me muero de ilusión) 🦋✨ #teamMoth #MothsMatter #Lepidoptera

Comienza nuestra aventura @erebiologa.bsky.social (aunque en realidad ya empezó ayer 🥲)

Today kicks off the beginning of the first field trip organised by WG2 in Malles, Venosta ⛰️ From July 14th-18th, 50 participants will be sampling Lepidoptera in the Italian Alps to contribute to the #COST10KLepGenomes initiative 🦋 Stay tuned for updates!

Help us design and choose a new logo for the SEL! Send your entry to me by Fri 18 Jul (jpg, png, pdf). Voting will be open 25 Jul–15 Aug. Details on how to vote will follow.

The @sangerinstitute.bsky.social just finalised the #Moma_alpium genome assembly — ilMomAlpi1.1 is here! Z chromosome was identified based on BUSCO gene painting with ancestral Merian elements #GenomeOfTheWeek #10KLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Noctuidae #Momaalpium lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Mo...

speaking of buttermoths, ages ago I created a #SciArt tarot card inspired sticker for @projectpsyche.bsky.social which I still think looks pretty cool good boost for #InsectWeek as they are trying to sequence all Leps across Europe, and boy do some of these guys have weird genomes 🧬

(1/5) 📣Exciting 2-year postdoc opportunity! Join @chriswheat.bsky.social group at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social to explore comparative population genomics of European butterflies within the #LepEU consortium. More details below 👇

🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies 2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ. Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct. Details: christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com

The @sangerinstitute.bsky.social just finalised the #Enargia_paleacea genome assembly — ilEnaPale1.1 is here! Built with PacBio + Hi-C, the phased assembly includes two curated haplotypes. #GenomeOfTheWeek #10KLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Noctuidae #Enargiapaleacea lepiforum.org/wiki/page/En...

The @sangerinstitute.bsky.social just finalised the #Agonopterix_yeatiana genome assembly — ilAgoYeat1.1 is here! Built with PacBio + Hi-C, the phased assembly includes two curated haplotypes. #GenomeOfTheWeek #Genomics #10KLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Agonopterix_yeatiana lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Ag...

🦋O proxecto LEPEu acolleu recentemente o seu primeiro taller en Montpellier, reunindo a 21 investigadores de toda Europa para coordinar a investigación xenómica poboacional a escala continental sobre bolboretas e avelaíñas, coa participación da docente investigadora da #UDC Marta Vila.

👩🏾‍💻 It’s finally here! 👩🏾‍💻 We’re excited to announce the launch of our official website for Cost Action 10kLepGenomes: www.10klepgenomes.eu 🦋 We invite you to explore and stay updated with our progress in Lepidoptera genomics! 🧬 #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics

Oh wow, a new lepidopteran fossil dated to 236 My! Along with a reanalysis of molecular data using the new calibration. Are Lepidoptera really older than 300 My? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

(4/5) The @sangerinstitute.bsky.social , a lead partner of @ebpgenome.bsky.social , drives this genomic revolution. #ProjectPsyche is part of it, supported also by @10klepgenomes.bsky.social , which funds meetings, exchanges, courses & fieldwork. www.cost.eu/actions/CA23...

(1/4) 🦋 From May 12–16, 21 researchers from across Europe met in Montpellier for the 1st LepEU Workshop, coordinated under the COST Action @10klepgenomes.bsky.social The goal: build a roadmap for collaborative butterfly and moth #PopulationGenomics to advance biodiversity research & conservation 👇

Important reminder! 📣❗ The deadline for the first call of Short Term Scientific Missions organised by #10kLepGenomes is approaching! Send your application before 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at e-services.cost.eu Here's all the info 👇🏼