The genome sequence of the Golden Plusia, <i>Polychrysia moneta</i> (Fabricius, 1787) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of <i>Polychrysia moneta</i> (Golden Plusia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 430.64 megabases and 425.60 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (98.46%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.26 kilobases. This work is part of Project Psyche, a collaborative programme generating genomes for European butterflies and moths.