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Alena Sucháčková @alenasuchackova.bsky.social · Jul 17

@10klepgenomes.bsky.social
is spending this week in beautiful Vinschgau valley in South Tyrol, collecting as many new species for @projectpsyche.bsky.social as possible!

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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · Jul 18

First field trip of the #WG2 has come to an end! We will share some of the most relevant moments of this fantastic week! Stay tuned 🦋🧬

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jadrankarota.bsky.social @jadrankarota.bsky.social · Jul 9

Help us design and choose a new logo for the SEL! Send your entry to me by Fri 18 Jul (jpg, png, pdf). Voting will be open 25 Jul–15 Aug. Details on how to vote will follow.

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Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · Jun 27

Mesquite 4.0 released! A major update — many new features, small and large (phylogenomics, visualizations, workflow management, &c). Check out the trailer video: www.mesquiteproject.org.

Come discuss in our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-project). @bembidion.bsky.social ‬🧪 #evolbio

The two Mesquite logos. At left, a mesquite tree leaf is against a black background. At right, a leaf is against a blue sky and sun.

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Christopher Wheat @chriswheat.bsky.social · Jun 22

🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies

2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ.

Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct.

Details:
christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com

The aim of this proposal is to place population genomic insights into a comparative framework to gain fundamental insights into the determinants of evolutionary outcomes. The project will work within LepEU, the European Lepidopteran Population Genomics Consortium (https://lepeu.github.io/). LepEU provides access to field samples from European populations of diverse species. Chromosome-scale reference genomes are provided by Project Psyche (https://www.projectpsyche.org/). Networking during the postdoc will be facilitated by participation in the 10kLepGenomes COST Action (https://10klepgenomes.eu/). Existing datasets await analysis, while additional samples need DNA extraction and submission for sequencing. Functional validation capability (CRISPR/Cas9 gene manipulations) is also available to test emergent hypotheses of allele-to-phenotype impacts. Personal research interests of the postdoc will be important to determine the exact project, as the project has a generous sequencing budget.

The successful applicant should have a PhD (obtained within 6 years of the application deadline) in a suitable subject area, such as evolutionary biology or population genomics. A strong interest in population genomics, local adaptation, comparative analyses, and experience working with genomic-scale data is essential. The candidate must have a documented publication record demonstrating relevant skills. Experience working with bioinformatic pipelines (e.g., Snakemake), or working with butterflies is welcome but not essential. The net salary is 28,000 SEK/month (~2,430 Euro, not subject to Swedish income tax) and comes directly from the Carl-Trygger Foundation stipend, which is paid out directly to the postdoc. Only PhD candidates acquired outside of the host department can apply. Currently, the lab of Prof. Wheat consists of 3 postdoctoral researchers, while the Dept. of Zoology provides a vibrant and excellent research environment of active, dynamic researchers.

Applications should include: i) a succinct description of research interests and experience, detailing your contribution to any relevant publications (max 1 page), ii) why you are the ideal candidate for this position in the lab (max 1 page); iii) a CV including a list of publications, and iv) the name and contact information of two personal references.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with a deadline of 23 August 2025. The project is planned to start on 1 October, but flexibility in the starting date can be provided for a suitable candidate. Please contact Prof. Wheat for additional information.

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jadrankarota.bsky.social @jadrankarota.bsky.social · Jun 9

Registration for the upcoming SEL congress extended until Jun 15! If you experience problems with the registration form, please reach out to the congress organiser, Zdeněk Fric ([email protected]) and he'll happily sort it out.

Looking forward to seeing you in August!
sel.entu.cas.cz/registration...

Registration – Svatý Jan pod Skalou, August 18-23, 2025

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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · Jun 4

👩🏾‍💻 It’s finally here! 👩🏾‍💻

We’re excited to announce the launch of our official website for Cost Action 10kLepGenomes: www.10klepgenomes.eu 🦋

We invite you to explore and stay updated with our progress in Lepidoptera genomics! 🧬

#10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics

w10klepgenomes.eu

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Society for European Lepidopterology @soceurlep.bsky.social · May 3

Will you join us for this year's SEL congress in the Czech village of Svatý Jan pod Skalou, just outside of Prague? We will have the week from 18 to 23 August together to meet up, share experiences, make new friends, and listen to exciting presentations. You can register here: sel.entu.cas.cz

The monastery in Svatý Jan pod Skalou, the vanue of this year's congress.

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Miles Zhang | 张远濛 @ymilesz.bsky.social · Apr 18

Our global phylogeny of Eurytomidae is now published in Systematic Entomology @respublications.bsky.social

resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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jadrankarota.bsky.social @jadrankarota.bsky.social · Apr 17

Come and join fellow lepidopterists at the 24th European Congress of Lepidopterology in the Czech Republic August 18-23, 2025! Abstract submission deadline April 30, registration deadline May 31. See you :-) sel.entu.cas.cz/important-da...

Important dates – Svatý Jan pod Skalou, August 18-23, 2025

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Project Psyche @projectpsyche.bsky.social · Mar 20

(1/4) In its first year, #ProjectPsyche has engaged with the research community by creating networks with experts in moths and butterflies 🦋 Members of the project have also trained the research community in #GenomeCuration, a key step in the generation of genomes 🧬

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jadrankarota.bsky.social @jadrankarota.bsky.social · Feb 21

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A cosmopolitan invader – Choreutis sexfasciella (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) – in Cyprus: first record, molecular characterization, and a reared parasitoid

The Banyan Leaf Skeletonizer moth, Choreutis sexfasciella (Sauber, 1902) (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae), is reported from Cyprus for the first time from Ficus microcarpa L.fil. and F. benjamina L. trees i...

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Niklas Wahlberg @lepphylo.bsky.social · Feb 6

A postdoc opportunity to work on Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) functional genomics with me, @jadrankarota.bsky.social and @chriswheat.bsky.social in Lund, Sweden. We aim to leverage the amazing amount of data being generated by @projectpsyche.bsky.social and DToL projects.
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Postdoctoral fellow in Noctuidae functional genomics

Subject description The project will use a comparative functional genomes approach to study a species-rich group of moths, Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Noctuidae have both a huge negative and positive imp

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Andrew Warren @andybugguy.bsky.social · Dec 17

Move along now... There's nothing to see here... Just a couple of jumping spiders... nothing special...

(Mating pair of Gemmed Satyrs, Cyllopsis gemma)

Levy County, Florida, USA

Two brown butterflies with red and silver markings on the ventral hindwings that resemble jumping spiders.

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Gael Kergoat @gkergoat.bsky.social · Nov 29

There's still time to apply to join our team at #Systematic_Entomology as co-Editor-in-Chief

Importantly it is a #Society_Journal & @royentsoc.bsky.social is truly an awesome and welcoming society!

📆Extended deadline: Dec 6

royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

#Entomology #systematics #phylogenetics

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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · Nov 28

A permanent molecular ecology lab coordinator position in Helsinki! Come and work with a bunch of groups (including mine) working on various topics in ecology and evolution. English is the working language of the lab. Finland is the happiest country in the world 😀
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Laboratory Coordinator for the Laboratory of Molecular Ecology and Systematics

jobs.helsinki.fi

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