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Sequencing the genomes of all 11,000 species of butterflies and moths across Europe. Find out more at projectpsyche.org
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Project Psyche @projectpsyche.bsky.social · Sep 13
(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!👇🏽
Genome sequencing progress for Lepidoptera. Stacked bar charts represent the cumulative number of lepidopteran species with a reference genome per year. The colours represent the different levels of genome assembly quality, ranging from contig to chromosome-level. Numbers in brackets represent the range in numbers of species that have a given assembly level per year. Data derived from GoaT on 05.09.2025.
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entomoprofessor.bsky.social
Se me está quedando pequeña la pared 😱
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
projectpsyche.bsky.social
Meet one of our wonderful coordinators, @charlottewright.bsky.social, and discover why generating reference genomes for moths and butterflies is so important!
sangerinstitute.bsky.social Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 15d
Meet Charlotte Wright, an evolutionary biologist who studies butterfly and moth genomes 🦋

Read on to find out what we can learn from these and dive into @projectpsyche.bsky.social, an international effort to sequence all European butterflies and moths 🌍

sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/11/f...
Charlotte Wright, a woman with long brown hair, smiles at a butterfly perched on her hand. She stands against a rocky backdrop with lush green foliage. A group of 15 people stand smiling and waving in front of a brick building. They wear winter jackets, suggesting a cold day, and convey a cheerful, friendly atmosphere. It was a moment from the genome curation course run by Project Psyche at the Sanger Institute. Image credit: Carmen Denman Hume / Wellcome Sanger Institute. A woman with light brown hair works on a laptop displaying a colorful, map-like graphic with red and yellow markings. She is seated at a wooden table with a water bottle and mug nearby. The setting is a focused, collaborative environment with others working on laptops.
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
El projecte Psyche situa les papallones a l’avantguarda de la genòmica de la biodiversitat 🦋

📕L’ #IBE_Barcelona participa en el projecte Psyche, la primera iniciativa transnacional destinada a generar i estudiar genomes de referència d’un ordre animal complet.🧵

👉https://shorturl.at/9ofIE
L’equip d’investigació de l’IBE i col·laboradors recol·lectant papallones per al Projecte Psyche. Crèdit a Gerard Talavera.
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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alenasuchackova.bsky.social
The study was launched by University of Florence and it is supported by @projectpsyche.bsky.social and @10klepgenomes.bsky.social as their common goal is to sequence genomes of all butterflies and moths, regardless of their presumed beauty!
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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alenasuchackova.bsky.social
Some butterflies may seem more beautiful than others. And believe it or not, this is influencing their conservation and researchers' interest! - Take this 10-min test to contribute to a research into our perception of butterfly beauty:
www.unveiling.eu/en_US/introd...
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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sangerinstitute.bsky.social
The DNA of butterflies & moths is supporting conservation, shedding light on evolution, and could find new ways to stop pests 🦋
1,000 genomes have been released, and @projectpsyche.bsky.social aims to continue until all 11,665 European species have been sequenced🧬

www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/10...
1,000 butterfly and moth genomes to investigate evolution, climate change resilience, and tackle food security issues
These freely available genomes can be used to answer evolutionary questions, inform conservation and improve food security around the world.
www.sanger.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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10klepgenomes.bsky.social
🎉 #Barcoding results from specimens collected in the Mals field-workshop are in — thank you Marko Mutanen!
🧬We confirmed IDs of tricky specimens (mostly microleps), adding 43 new species to @projectpsyche.bsky.social and identifying 14 that need recollection.

Thanks to all who took part!
The hand of a researcher holding one of the grids containing samples for barcoding. Photo credits: Alena Sucháčková. View of the stunning landscape in Mals (Italy), where the first field campaign of CA 10kLepGenomes was conducted this summer. Photo credits: Alena Sucháčková. Moths resting over one of the UV-light traps set during the samplings conducted in Mals for the first field campaign of CA 10kLepGenomes (July 2025). Photo credits: Alena Sucháčková.
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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ebpgenome.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible! 🎉🦋 Field teams out exploring 🥾🌿 and lab teams powering the sequencing 🧬 — every single contribution mattered. 🙌✨
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
projectpsyche.bsky.social
(1/5)Thrilled to announce our paper on #ProjectPsyche is out! 🦋We describe how we’ve generated 1000+ high-quality genomes for European Lepidoptera, providing an unprecedented resource for biodiversity, conservation, and evolutionary research.
#Genomics #Biodiversity
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
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 t...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Pan-European @projectpsyche.bsky.social will sequence genomes of all 11,000 described species of butterflies and moths of Europe and revolutionize biodiversity genomics. 1,000 genomes are already completed. New article by @chriswheat.bsky.social @lepphylo.bsky.social et al
www.su.se/english/news...
Revolutionizing biodiversity genomics by sequencing butterflies and moths  - Stockholm University
Revolutionizing biodiversity genomics by sequencing butterflies and moths  The pan-European research project Psyche will sequence genomes of all 11,000 described species of butterflies and moths of Eu...
www.su.se
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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charlottewright.bsky.social
I'm very excited that our paper on Project Psyche is now published! 🦋🧬

Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here:

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
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 t...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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gorizaola.bsky.social
🦋 🧬 Feature review @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social: "Project Psyche @projectpsyche.bsky.social : reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe", with @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social from @universidadoviedo.bsky.social

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
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 t...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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lepphylo.bsky.social
One of the most exciting projects I have ever been involved in: Project Psyche! Read all about our ambitions and aims. It's ground breaking stuff, just mind blowing and even surreal (27 years ago we did single genes for lep phylogenetics)! @projectpsyche.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
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 t...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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ebpgenome.bsky.social
EBP groups tracking down and sequencing insects include the @invertebrates.bsky.social, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @canadianbiogenome.bsky.social, @projectpsyche.bsky.social, @catbiogenoma.bsky.social, @wiseancestors.bsky.social, @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social, and many more!
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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10klepgenomes.bsky.social
(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 👇
November 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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iseapas.bsky.social
In July, researchers from our 🦏 Institute participated in the 🦋 Lepidoptera collecting trip to the Italian Alps, part of @projectpsyche.bsky.social and @10klepgenomes.bsky.social - check out the latest article by Glenn Zorpette in @spectrum.ieee.org ⬇️
spectrum.ieee.org IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · Nov 4
In July, our reporter traveled to the Italian Alps and to Barcelona, Spain, to observe researchers capturing moths and butterflies and then sequencing their genomes. It was all part of the most ambitious biology project ever: to sequence every species on Earth.
The Genome Revolution Takes Flight: Mapping the DNA of Europe’s Lepidoptera
An expedition in the Italian Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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marcinwiorek.bsky.social
It was great to be there and collect Lepidoptera in the Italian Alps for @projectpsyche.bsky.social @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, and it's amazing to see it once again through the stunning photos by Luigi Avantaggio in Glenn Zorpette's article in @spectrum.ieee.org 👇
spectrum.ieee.org IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · Nov 4
In July, our reporter traveled to the Italian Alps and to Barcelona, Spain, to observe researchers capturing moths and butterflies and then sequencing their genomes. It was all part of the most ambitious biology project ever: to sequence every species on Earth.
The Genome Revolution Takes Flight: Mapping the DNA of Europe’s Lepidoptera
An expedition in the Italian Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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ergabiodiv.bsky.social
We are excited to welcome new members to our network of affiliated initiatives!
🦋 @projectpsyche.bsky.social aims to sequence the genomes of all butterflies and moths of Europe, supporting their conservation, protection and driving innovation.

🦋 Learn more: www.projectpsyche.org #Lepidoptera
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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10klepgenomes.bsky.social
👇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
spectrum.ieee.org IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · Nov 4
In July, our reporter traveled to the Italian Alps and to Barcelona, Spain, to observe researchers capturing moths and butterflies and then sequencing their genomes. It was all part of the most ambitious biology project ever: to sequence every species on Earth.
The Genome Revolution Takes Flight: Mapping the DNA of Europe’s Lepidoptera
An expedition in the Italian Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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pedrogribeiro.bsky.social
Truly great report by Glenn Zorpette at @spectrum.ieee.org on one of the most exciting scientific EU-level projects going on, the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social COST action alongside with @projectpsyche.bsky.social. Sequence all leps in Europe and make discoveries a landmark in genomics and lep biology!
spectrum.ieee.org IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · Nov 4
In July, our reporter traveled to the Italian Alps and to Barcelona, Spain, to observe researchers capturing moths and butterflies and then sequencing their genomes. It was all part of the most ambitious biology project ever: to sequence every species on Earth.
The Genome Revolution Takes Flight: Mapping the DNA of Europe’s Lepidoptera
An expedition in the Italian Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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charlottewright.bsky.social
The @10klepgenomes.bsky.social COST action enabled fifty experts to work together in Italy to achieve this remarkable feat. The genomes generated by Project Psyche will help the @ebpgenome.bsky.social to reach the ambitious aim of sequencing all species on Earth.
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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joanameier.bsky.social
Very happy about the article by Glenn Zorpette in IEEE Spectrum. He joined @projectpsyche.bsky.social during COST-funded @10klepgenomes.bsky.social fieldwork in Italy where we collected & preserved butterflies & moths for reference genomes @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, enjoyed learning & networking.
spectrum.ieee.org IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · Nov 4
In July, our reporter traveled to the Italian Alps and to Barcelona, Spain, to observe researchers capturing moths and butterflies and then sequencing their genomes. It was all part of the most ambitious biology project ever: to sequence every species on Earth.
The Genome Revolution Takes Flight: Mapping the DNA of Europe’s Lepidoptera
An expedition in the Italian Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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lepphylo.bsky.social
Very cool paper from @rogervilalab.bsky.social on the Canary islands Hipparchia butterflies just came out! Each island has its own species, seems like no gene flow between the islands!
academic.oup.com/isd/article/...
Colonization, diversification and speciation of the genus Hipparchia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Canary Islands
Abstract. The Canary Islands harbor numerous endemic species, showcasing a wide array of colonization and diversification patterns. Butterflies belonging t
academic.oup.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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joanameier.bsky.social
Celebrating the first 1000 genomes of Lepidoptera in Europe, sequenced at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social in collaboration with sampling hubs across the UK via the DToL project www.darwintreeoflife.org & across Europe via
@projectpsyche.bsky.social www.projectpsyche.org &
@10klepgenomes.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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joanameier.bsky.social
You can see the status of which species we sequenced here: psyche.tol.sanger.ac.uk please consider our authorship guidelines when using these genomes: www.projectpsyche.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM