The genome sequence of the Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

<ns3:p>We present a genome assembly from an individual female <ns3:italic>Phalera bucephala</ns3:italic> (the buff-tip; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Notodontidae). The genome sequence is 933 megabases in span. Most of the assembly (99.27%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the W and Z sex chromosome assembled. The assembly achieves the Earth BioGenome Project reference standard of <ns3:bold>6.C.Q58</ns3:bold>. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,540 protein-coding genes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.51 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.</ns3:p>