We present a genome assembly from an individual male Synanthedon formicaeformis (the Red-tipped Clearwing; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Sesiidae). The genome sequence is 321.2 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.8 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 11,852 protein-coding genes. 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.
Langdon et al. (2026) studied this question.