Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe

作者：Charlotte J Wright, Niklas Wahlberg, Roger Vila, Marko Mutanen, Pável Matos‐Maraví, Kay Lucek, Irena Klečková, Leonardo Dapporto, Vlad Dincă, Claudia Bruschini, Christopher W. Wheat, Marta Vila, Laura Torrado‐Blanco, Valentina Todisco, Michal Rindoš, Petr Nguyen, Peter O. Mulhair, Stefaniya Kamenova, Marcus Hicks, Marianne Espeland, Ines A. Drinnenberg, Mónica Doblas-Bajo, Richard I. Bailey, Mark Blaxter, Joana I. Meier, Giada Zucco, Milica Zlatković, Marcin Wiorek, Martin Wiemers, Claudia Weber, Pavel Vrba, Vladimir Višacki, J Rita, Mikko Vallinmäki, Başak Ulaşlı, Eric Toro-Delgado, Gerhard Thallinger, Alena Sucháčková Bartoňová, Jenny Stewart, Clara Spilker, Loukia Spilani, Dominik Schmitz, Benjamin Schattanek-Wiesmar, Petra Schattanek-Wiesmair, Stefano Scalercio, Gábor Sramkó Sramkó, Dејаn Stojanovic, Cibele G. Sotero-Caio, Jadranka Rota, Mar Repullés, Łukasz Przybyłowicz, Pavel Potocký, Jaakko Pohjoismäki, Erki Õunap, A. S. Ortiz, Rayner Nunez, Vazrick Nazari, Ana Nahirnić, Tatiana Moreira, Marco Meyer, Mattia Menchetti, Duane McKenna, Valéria Marques, K Lohse, Lars Littmann, Daniel Linke, Lancho Jl, Sara La Cava, Eva Kriegová, Emre Keskin, Stefaniya Kamenova, Mathieu Joron, Anna K. Hundsdoerfer, Noémie Hévin, Jérémy Gauthier, Madeleine Fabusova, Zdeněk F. Fric, Paula Escuer, Brent Emerson, Marianne Élias, Lora Downes, Mónica Doblas-Bajo, Laurence Després, Thomas Decroly, Camille Cornet, Tinatin Chkhartishvili, Challis Rg, Jon Bridle, Bastien Boussau, Adele Bordoni, Jesper Boman, Stoyan Beshkov, Federica Federica Bertocchini, Saurav Baral, Joaquín Baixeras, Dominic Absolon · 发表于：Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1016/j.tree.2025.10.007 · 被引用次数：19 · 研究领域：Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy、Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies、Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Project Psyche is a transnational initiative to generate and study chromosome-level reference genomes of all ~11 000 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found in Europe. Here, we describe the decentralised network of collection and sequencing hubs that has enabled rapid progress, the standardised protocols for sampling and sequencing, and the collaborative framework for data analysis. With over 1000 species already sequenced, Lepidoptera are at the forefront of biodiversity genomics with the most reference genomes of any eukaryotic order. The completed pan-European catalogue of openly accessible lepidopteran genomes will transform our understanding of evolution and ecology, inform conservation, and foster advances in management of pests and invasive species. We highlight research areas that will benefit from this large-scale genome dataset.