The genome sequence of a tephritid fly, <i>Philophylla caesio</i> (Harris, 1780)

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of <i>Philophylla caesio</i> (tephritid fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Tephritidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 777.43 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.51%) is scaffolded into 6 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 19.03 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 31,396 protein-coding genes.