The genome sequence of the Hoary Footman, Eilema caniola (Hübner, 1808).

We present a genome assembly from one female Eilema caniola (the Hoary Footman; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Erebidae). The genome sequence is 781.7 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.42 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 22,953 protein coding genes.