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Group:
Insect
Size:
About 40 mm long, with a wingspan of roughly 40 mm.
Distribution:
It has a wide, primarily paleotropical and subtropical distribution, largely determined by the presence of its host plants in the Amaryllidaceae family.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
40.81 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
7.92 kilobases
Assembly N50:
15 758.47 kilobases
Contig number:
2 502
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Hifiasm
Genome Length:
0.56 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.0% [S: 96.0%, D: 3.1%]
BUSCO database:
insecta
Importance:
It is an indigenous insect adapted to feeding on local deciduous species, forming a natural part of the ecosystem. By damaging the rhizome’s main growth point, its larvae trigger the plant to produce multiple smaller offsets, leading to clumping.
Date Published:
2026-05-07
Photo credit:
© J van Wyk
Fauna
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