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 Acronicta aceris has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens64
BINs1
Marker genes1
eDNA detections65
Countries16
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus62 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. 97% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 18 variable positions, in barcode order
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.
Diversity (π)1.0%
Haplotypes15
BIN1
Most divergent pair9.1%
EuropeAsia
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.
★ 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
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · NCBI
The complete instruction manualAcronicta aceris carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size≈466 369 003 bp assembly estimate
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
THIS GENOME Acronicta aceris0.47 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Assembly levelChromosome
Completeness99% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type54 987 records
Wild obs. + sensor49 373
Museum / vouchered4 811
Other803
Origin
Native1 528
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO57 896 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 accuracy31% within 1 km
≤100 m 10 835≤1 km 3 578≤10 km 31 508>10 km 247
46 168 georeferenced · 3 205 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor49 373
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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 657≤1 km 1 208≤10 km 1 363>10 km 137
4 365 georeferenced · 446 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4 811
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 institutions23 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
DanishLepidopterologicalSocietylocation not on record
1 751
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
701
Zürich, CH
220
Helsinki, FI
176
Bern, CH
159
Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record
142
Tartu, EE
80
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
72
Salzburg, AT
68
Paro, BT
61
Geneva, CH
54
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
49
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
48
Archäologie und Museum Baselland - Museum.BLlocation not on record
41
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
31
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
31
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
28
Fribourg, CH
27
UMUlocation not on record
26
SFRAlocation not on record
23
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
22
Frauenfeld, CH
22
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
22
Podgorica, ME
19
Winterthur, CH
19
Glarus, CH
19
Dhaka, BD
18
Sion, CH
18
Nijmegen, NL
17
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
15
Philadelphia, US
15
MZLUlocation not on record
15
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
13
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
11
Radicondoli, IT
10
CBDClocation not on record
10
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
10
NHMOlocation not on record
10
Tallinn, EE
9
Universität Zürich, Naturhistorisches Museumlocation not on record
9
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
9
DABUHlocation not on record
9
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeumlocation not on record
9
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
8
ZMAAlocation not on record
8
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
8
Cambridge, US
6
Kuopio, FI
5
Metsähallituslocation not on record
5
NCMGlocation not on record
5
Naturmuseum Oltenlocation not on record
4
South Kensington, GB
3
Ugentlocation not on record
3
Stockholm, SE
3
ZSMlocation not on record
3
KSSlocation not on record
2
ННПМ НАНУlocation not on record
2
Philosophical Societylocation not on record
2
ЗМКУlocation not on record
2
Brussels, BE
1
Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record
1
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
Research Collection of Franz Puehringerlocation not on record
1
ИЗШ НАНУlocation not on record
1
МПХУlocation not on record
1
65 institutions · 4 193 of 4 811 vouchered records shown · 618 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA65 detections
Where the DNA of Acronicta aceris 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 found65
Studies independent surveys2
Countries16
Verifiable raw sequence linked1
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
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 median17.1 °C 11.6–20.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.3 °C
Max temp (day)21.0 °C 15.9–25.5
Min temp (night)12.5 °C 6.00–15.6
Precipitation55.9 mm/mo 24.1–106
Air humidity58.5 % 50.5–62.9
Moisture balance-66.9 mm/mo -151–4.70
Vapour deficit798 Pa 528–1,141
Wind speed3.30 m/s 2.20–5.40
Cloud cover36.9 % 27.8–43.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 64 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.
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility54 987 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI65 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics64 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗