Acrolophus texanella

Chambers, 1878 · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tineidae/Acrolophus

At a glance

Occurrence records2 003

Data sources7

Biological traits0

DNA specimens136

eDNA detections121

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Acrolophus texanella's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 003 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI121 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics136 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 003 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries121 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD136 specimens

01Narrative

Acrolophus texanella (grass tubeworm or Texas grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found from Maryland to Florida and to Texas.Bug Guide The wingspan is about 20 mm.mothphotographersgroup

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding136 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Acrolophus texanella has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens136

BINs8

Marker genes1

eDNA detections121

Countries3

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P658 bp consensus134 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 84% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Where individuals differ — all 103 variable positions, in barcode order

34Amostly conserved

38Gvariable

43Tvariable

50Tmostly conserved

52Amostly conserved

56Cmostly conserved

58Tvariable

64Tmostly conserved

79Tvariable

85Cvariable

106Cvariable

133Avariable

136Tvariable

145Tmostly conserved

154Cvariable

157Tmostly conserved

160Avariable

166Gvariable

184Avariable

187Tmostly conserved

202Avariable

205Avariable

211Amostly conserved

212Tmostly conserved

217Amostly conserved

220Tvariable

229Amostly conserved

241Tvariable

250Tvariable

263Tvariable

265Amostly conserved

266Cvariable

268Cvariable

274Tvariable

277Tvariable

295Tvariable

298Tvariable

307Tmostly conserved

319Avariable

322Amostly conserved

325Tvariable

334Avariable

340Cmostly conserved

343Avariable

346Avariable

347Tmostly conserved

352Tmostly conserved

358Tvariable

361Cvariable

364Tmostly conserved

367Cvariable

373Amostly conserved

379Tvariable

397Cvariable

400Cvariable

401Cvariable

403Tvariable

412Tmostly conserved

421Tvariable

428Tmostly conserved

448Cvariable

463Tmostly conserved

469Amostly conserved

470Gmostly conserved

472Tmostly conserved

474Avariable

475Tmostly conserved

478Chighly variable

484Amostly conserved

490Tmostly conserved

493Avariable

508Cvariable

514Avariable

520Amostly conserved

526Cvariable

530Tmostly conserved

532Amostly conserved

533Tvariable

535Avariable

536Tvariable

544Tmostly conserved

547Cvariable

550Amostly conserved

553Avariable

556Tmostly conserved

562Cvariable

565Amostly conserved

571Tmostly conserved

574Tvariable

586Amostly conserved

589Tmostly conserved

595Tvariable

613Tmostly conserved

616Cmostly conserved

619Tmostly conserved

622Tvariable

625Amostly conserved

634Cvariable

640Cvariable

641Tvariable

643Avariable

646Cmostly conserved

652Tvariable

AACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGTATTTGATCAGGAATAGTAGGTACTTCTTTAAGACTTTTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGTAACCCCGGATC …

Variant network

Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens. Showing the 28 commonest of 43 variants.

Diversity (π)6.2%

Haplotypes43

BINs8

Most divergent pair14.7%

N.America

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Acrolophus unipectinicornussame genus4.3%Acrolophus filicornissame genus7.3%Acrolophus arizonellussame genus7.4%Acrolophus hodgesisame genus7.9%Acrolophus hasbrouckisame genus8.1%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 003 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 819

Museum / vouchered184

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 480 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy79% within 1 km

≤100 m 901≤1 km 230≤10 km 66>10 km 233

1 430 georeferenced · 389 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 819

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy32% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 10≤10 km 39>10 km 3

62 georeferenced · 122 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence184

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions6 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Mississippi State, US	111
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record	25
Washington, US	16
Georgia Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	15
East Lansing, US	4
New Haven, US	3
University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record	2
ASUlocation not on record	2
Cambridge, US	1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	1
St. Paul, US	1
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	1

12 institutions · 182 of 184 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA121 detections

Where the DNA of Acrolophus texanella was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found121

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 121 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median26.1 °C 23.4–27.9

Seasonal swing summer↔winter17.8 °C

Max temp (day)31.4 °C 28.9–33.2

Min temp (night)22.2 °C 18.8–23.6

Precipitation133 mm/mo 79.6–182

Air humidity61.1 % 55.2–62.6

Moisture balance-55.0 mm/mo -127–29.6

Vapour deficit1,263 Pa 1,117–1,671

Wind speed2.90 m/s 1.90–4.40

Cloud cover33.8 % 27.2–34.1

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 118 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Acrolophus texanella

At a glance

Sources7 archives

At a glance

Record type2 003 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions6 of 12 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 003 records