Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall armyworm, SF20-4) Assembly and Gene Annotation

About Spodoptera frugiperda

The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order Lepidoptera and one of the species of the fall armyworm moths distinguished by their larval life stage. The term "armyworm" can refer to several species, often describing the large-scale invasive behavior of the species' larval stage. It is regarded as a pest and can damage and destroy a wide variety of crops, which causes large economic damage. Its scientific name derives from frugiperda, which is Latin for lost fruit, named because of the species' ability to destroy crops. Because of its propensity for destruction, the fall armyworm's habits and possibilities for crop protection have been studied in depth. It is also a notable case for studying sympatric speciation, as it appears to be diverging into two species currently. Another remarkable trait of the larva is that they consistently practice cannibalism, despite its fitness costs.

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More information General information about this species can be found in Wikipedia

Assembly

The assembly presented here has been imported from INSDC and is linked to the assembly accession [GCA_023101765.2].

The total length of the assembly is 383907753 bp contained within 68 scaffolds. The scaffold N50 value is 13003764, the scaffold L50 value is 14. The GC% content of the assembly is 36.5%.

Annotation

The annotation presented is derived from annotation submitted to INSDC with the assembly accession GCA_023101765.2.

Ensembl Metazoa displaying genes imported from NCBI RefSeq annotation release v102. Small RNA features, protein features, BLAST hits and cross-references have been computed by Ensembl Metazoa.