WITHDRAWN: Genome Report: Long read, high-coverage reference genomes of the Nymphalid butterflies Catonephele acontius and Catonephele numilia (Nymphalidae: Biblidinae)

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Authors: Marcus Hicks, Tan Nhat Pham, Océane Seudre, Zunilda Escalante, Lucy S. Knowles, Geoffrey R. Gallice, Vicencio Oostra
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Abstract

Withdrawal Statement The authors have withdrawn this manuscript because in February 2026, the authors found that the Catonephele numilia specimen was misidentified and was in fact also Catonephele acontius . Thus, the data in the article describing the Catonephele numilia genome is invalid, as it in fact describes a second Catonephele acontius genome. This data invalidation has resulted in a loss of confidence in the results and conclusions reported in the article as far as they apply to Catonephele numilia . The data describing Catonephele acontius is not affected and remains valid. The authors are, therefore, retracting this article. All authors agree with the retraction. Therefore, the authors do not wish this work to be cited as reference for the project. If you have any questions, please contact the corresponding author.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Publisher
openRxiv
Publication date
22 January 2026
Document type
Preprint