Participants attending a talk on day one of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop (Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Feb 16-17). The screen shows an image of Phalera bucephala alongside information about its genome.

Mark Blaxter giving a talk during day one of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop (Feb 16-27, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge).

📢 Today marks the start of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop, organised by #10kLepGenomes and @projectpsyche.bsky.social

From Feb 16–27, seventeen participants will learn how to interpret and edit Hi-C maps alongside senior curators at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Stay tuned for updates! 🦋🧬

10kLepGenomes | COST Action CA23122 The 10kLepGenomes COST Action aims to take advantage of the massive amount of data being produced by genome initiatives, in order to understand pressing issues of biodiversity loss, pest control, and ...

📣 The 2nd #STSM call of #10kLepGenomes is complete!
Eight researchers have been awarded funding for short scientific missions to boost collaboration, training, and knowledge exchange across the network.

Congrats to the selected candidates and thanks to everyone who applied! 🦋
www.10klepgenomes.eu

Group photo of the attendees of the 10KLepGenomes community at the workshop held at the University of Lund, in February 2025.

10kLepGenomes logo in black and orange.

(3/5) This collaborative paper was kickstarted during a collaborative workshop at @biologylu.bsky.social , funded by the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, highlighting the power of community-driven science. 🤝
#10kLepGenomes #CA2311

(1/4) 📣 Exciting news! 📣
The #10KLepGenomes COST Action has opened the second call for Short Term Scientific Missions #STSMs
Keep reading for all the details 👇

👇Check out this article about our work in the Italian Alps and Barcelona, where we’re studying moth and butterfly genomes as part of @projectpsyche.bsky.social ’s goal to sequence every species in Europe 🦋🧬

#10kLepGenomes #Genomics #Lepidoptera

akub Tetla exploring the Lepidoptera collection at Lund University.

Jakub worked with @jadrankarota.bsky.social and @lepphylo.bsky.social, applying DNA sequencing to degraded specimens and integrating collection data into phylogenomic studies.

Congratulations, Jakub!🦋🧬
#10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Museomics

Jakub Tetla preparing a database of butterflies that will be used in the study, based on museum collections.

🚀 Second STSM of 10kLepGenomes!
Jakub Tetla (Jagiellonian Univ., Poland) visited @jadrankarota.bsky.social (Lund, Sweden) from 24–26 Sept 2025.
The goal was to integrate museum collections with phylogenomics to study West Palearctic tiger moths.

#10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Museomics

Mónica Doblas and Laura Torrado, members of the Science Communications team, presenting a communication on Project Psyche and 10kLepGenomes during the XXI Iberian Congress of Entomology

Mónica Doblas and Laura Torrado, members of the Science Communications team, presenting a communication on Project Psyche and 10kLepGenomes during the XXI Iberian Congress of Entomology

Our Science Communications team has presented the initiatives of @projectpsyche.bsky.social and #10kLepGenomes at the XXI Iberian Congress of Entomology #CIEÁvila2025🦋
Congrats to @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social!

Our social media managers, @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social, will be presenting #10kLepGenomes and @projectpsyche.bsky.social next week at the Iberian Congress of Entomology!

Banner for the webinar ‘Peer Review: tips for an open research approach’, organised by COST Academy on 21 October 2025. Design shows an illustration of a person on a laptop screen with a lightbulb icon.

🌍💡 Young researchers (<40 years old) in COST Actions: Join the COST Academy x Open Research Europe webinar "Peer Review: Tips for an Open Research Approach".
📅 21 Oct 2025 | 14:00–15:30 CET | Online
👉 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f3cc03...
#OpenResearch #10kLepGenomes #YoungResearchers

Group picture of the WG2 in the scientific collection.

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

Photo of a Geometrid moth during one of the light trapping sessions performed during the field trip in Italy.

(3/3) 🧬 Beyond research, the workshop program features guided visits & moth light-trapping in Gumnitz & Buckow. This meeting marks a new phase for #10kLepGenomes: connecting genomics with societal needs.

Picture of the Senckenberg Entomological Institute (Müncheberg, Germany)

(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) 👇🏽

Panoramic views of Malles, Venosta.

(5/7) 🗻Why Mals? With more than 3,000 species recorded, its rich biodiversity and pesticide-free approach make it a living lab. It’s also been a long-term study site for the @soceurlep.bsky.social.

#Malles #10KLepGenomes

Niklas Wahlberg, CA10KLepGenomes chair during the presentation meeting on Monday 15th of July.

(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

𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 habitat in Shebenik National Park.

𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 habitat in Mali y tatë.

Of course, genomes only make sense in their ecological context 🌿.
The team documented habitats in Shebenik National Park and Mali i Tatë to link environment with evolutionary history.
👉 That concludes the first STSM of #10kLepGenomes — and marks a strong start for the project!

𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 (female) kept alive to be dissected in France for project PSYCHE (reference genome).

𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 (female) kept alive to be dissected in France for project PSYCHE (reference genome)

Together, they focused on two key species: 𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 & 𝘊. 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳.
Both will serve as reference genomes for @projectpsyche.bsky.social , helping clarify taxonomy, gene flow & hybridization.

#10kLepGenomes #Butterflies #Evolution

The French-Albanian team in the field in Shebenik National Park. From left to right: Victor Jamin (Univ Grenoble undergraduate), Xhulia Qirinxhi (PhD Univ Tirana), Emilien Bouteille (Msc), Laurence Després and Anila Paparisto.

This first mission brought together a strong French–Albanian team 🤝.
From left to right: Victor Jamin, Xhulia Qirinxhi, Emilien Bouteille, Laurence Després & Anila Paparisto.

#10kLepGenomes #Collaboration #Genomics

Anila Paparisto (Univ. Tirana) and Laurence Després (Univ. Grenoble) in Shebenik National Park, where we collected 𝘊. 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 and 𝘊. 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢.

🚀 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

Chlorissa cloraria - LepiWiki

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...

Moma alpium - LepiWiki

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...

10KLeps - 10kLepGenomes Cost Action CA23122

(3/5) Access to powerful resources:
• #LepEU consortium field samples
• #ProjectPsyche reference genomes
• #10kLepGenomes COST Action network
• Functional validation tools like CRISPR/Cas9 available for gene editing

10klepgenomes.eu

Enargia paleacea - LepiWiki

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...

Agonopterix yeatiana - LepiWiki

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...

👩🏾‍💻 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

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 👇🏼

Two researchers look for butterflies in a prairie during the field excursion to Pic Saint-Loup organised within the Montpellier Population Genomics Workshop

A Spanish festoon butterfly (Zerynthia rumina) found during the excursion to Pic Saint-Loup!

(2/2) The group enjoyed a great day in the field, and were lucky to spot some remarkable species, including the stunning Spanish festoon (Zerynthia rumina)! 🦋
#Lepidoptera #10kLepGenomes

Logo of the 10kLepGenomes COST Action. Orange text "10K LEP GENOMES" accompanied by a design that uses the number 10 and the letter "K" to represent a butterfly and DNA.

(1/4) 📣 Exciting news! 📣
The #10KLepGenomes COST Action has opened the first call for Short Term Scientific Missions #STSMs
Keep reading for all the details 👇

Valéria and Loukia presenting the different hubs involved in the Psyche Project, with a slide showing a map of Europe and the hubs highlighted with red dots.

(3/3) They also shared insights on the network of regional hubs—collaborative nodes around the globe coordinating sampling, sequencing, and training.
Together, we’re building a truly global initiative 🦋🌍
#10kLepGenomes #ProjectPsyche #sciencecollaboration

Logo of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology of the CSIC

(1/3) Our collaborators
@anguisvaleris.bsky.social and Loukia presented the #ProjectPsyche and the COST Action #10kLepGenomes at the @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social (IBE-CSIC-UPF)! 🧬🦋
Grateful for the chance to share our vision and spark new connections!