10kLepGenomes

🖤🦋 Moth of the day: Feline moth 🦋🖤 (15/100) #MothEmbroidery
#Ceruraerminea #Notodontidae #MothsMatter #MothsofAsturias

L’equip d’investigació de l’IBE i col·laboradors recol·lectant papallones per al Projecte Psyche. Crèdit a Gerard Talavera.

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

We couldn't agree more @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!

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...

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.

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...

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.

🎉 #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!

Please take the test (in many different languages)

www.unveiling.eu/en_US/introd...

🚨 HELP NEEDED!!!

Please, help us to evaluate how differences in aesthetic perception can affect the development of conservation strategies in #butterflies.

www.unveiling.eu/en_US/

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...

(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...

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

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...

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...

🦋 🧬 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...

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!

Real conservation action, guided by genomes!
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
Why go beyond the reference genome?
Because population genomics reveals hidden risks — low diversity, genetic drift, and declining gene flow. 🌍
Wetlands are disappearing… and so is genetic diversity.

Second call for our #STSM is already open!!!!!!

Had a great workshop on population and conservation genomics with Kay Lucek. We revisited key concepts and metrics, and streamlined our ongoing projects in Czechia 🦋

Do you use genomic data to study Lepidoptera in Europe? Do you want to visit a lab to learn a new skill or build a new collaboration? If so, you should apply for a short term scientific mission! These are small grants to fund research exchanges as part of our Lep10K COST action. All info below!

If you work on genomics of Lepidoptera in Europe and would like to do a short-term research exchange, you can apply for a short term scientific mission through our COST Action. See details below.

(4/4) 📝 Apply for a STSM!
Submit your application together with a letter from the host institute before January 21st 2026 through the COST platform: e-services.cost.eu
To request the application template or for any questions, contact
@kaybiodiversity.bsky.social
at kay.lucek@unine.ch 📧

(3/4) ℹ How does it work?
The program funds 2 to 4 #STSMs to take place between February and July 2026. Up to 2,000 € per mission will cover travel ✈ and living 🏠 expenses.
Participants must be members of 10KLepGenomes. Join the Action here: www.cost.eu/actions/CA23...

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.

(2/4) ❓ What are #STSMs?
They’re an initiative to foster scientific collaboration across Europe by funding research visits to labs abroad. The call aims to support researchers and build partnerships to advance the goals of the 10KLepGenomes COST Action for #Lepidoptera research 🦋

(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 👇

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 👇

👇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

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!

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.

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.

It is so nice to finally see the first paper of my PhD published! It was possible thanks to invaluable contributions of Andrea Chiocchio, @mariaheikkila.bsky.social, @jadrankarota.bsky.social, Lauri Kaila, and @lepphylo.bsky.social.

🤍🦋 Moth of the day: Small white wave🦋🤍 (14/100) #MothEmbroidery
#Asthenaalbulata #Geometridae #MothsMatter #MothsofAsturias