%0 Dataset
%T Chromosome-level Genome Assembly of Theretra japonica (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).
%A Yan M
%A Su BS
%A Huang YX
%A Xu ZB
%A Jiang ZH
%A Wang X
%J Sci Data
%V 11
%N 1
%D 2024 Jul 12
%M 38997281
%F 8.501
%R 10.1038/s41597-024-03500-z
%X Theretra japonica is an important pollinator and agricultural pest in the family Sphingidae with a wide range of host plants. High-quality genomic resources facilitate investigations into behavioral ecology, morphological and physiological adaptations, and the evolution of genomic architecture. However, chromosome-level genome of T. japonica is still lacking. Here we sequenced and assembled the high-quality genome of T. japonica by combining PacBio long reads, Illumina short reads, and Hi-C data. The genome was contained in 95 scaffolds with an accumulated length of 409.55 Mb (BUSCO calculated a genome completeness of 99.2%). The 29 pseudochromosomes had a combined length of 403.77 Mb, with a mapping rate of 98.59%. The genomic characterisation of T. japonica will contribute to further studies for Sphingidae and Lepidoptera.