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 psi has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens145
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections137
Countries20
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus142 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 19 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)0.74%
Haplotypes30
BINs2
Most divergent pair5.5%
EuropeOtherAsia
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 psi 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≈404 684 940 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 psi0.40 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosomes2n = 62 n = 31
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
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
Completeness98.9% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type79 466 records
Wild obs. + sensor69 945
Museum / vouchered8 507
Other1 014
Origin
Native3 154
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO68 488 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 accuracy32% within 1 km
≤100 m 13 900≤1 km 7 748≤10 km 45 751>10 km 402
67 801 georeferenced · 2 144 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor69 945
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 accuracy52% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 649≤1 km 1 381≤10 km 3 545>10 km 243
7 818 georeferenced · 689 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence8 507
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 institutions27 of 70 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
2 385
Helsinki, FI
964
Zürich, CH
434
Bern, CH
319
Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record
192
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
184
Tartu, EE
157
Kuopio, FI
149
NHMOlocation not on record
144
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
140
Salzburg, AT
117
Paro, BT
96
Archäologie und Museum Baselland - Museum.BLlocation not on record
93
Dhaka, BD
91
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
82
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
77
Geneva, CH
73
Sion, CH
70
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
66
Philadelphia, US
65
ZMAAlocation not on record
64
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeumlocation not on record
63
Frauenfeld, CH
58
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
56
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
55
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
53
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
46
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
45
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
40
UMUlocation not on record
36
Glarus, CH
33
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
32
Fribourg, CH
32
Winterthur, CH
29
Podgorica, ME
29
CBDClocation not on record
28
Universität Zürich, Naturhistorisches Museumlocation not on record
25
Naturmuseum Oltenlocation not on record
23
Tallinn, EE
23
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
21
DABUHlocation not on record
21
MZLUlocation not on record
20
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
15
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
14
ZSMlocation not on record
13
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
13
Nijmegen, NL
12
Metsähallituslocation not on record
10
Stockholm, SE
9
KSSlocation not on record
7
New Haven, US
6
South Kensington, GB
4
NCMGlocation not on record
4
SFRAlocation not on record
4
Tromsø, NO
4
Musée de Saint-Imierlocation not on record
4
Cambridge, US
3
Ugentlocation not on record
3
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
2
Maduka University Ekwegbe Nsukka Nigerialocation not on record
2
EGBlocation not on record
2
BioFokuslocation not on record
2
Auckland, NZ
1
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie der Landbouwhogeschoollocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record
1
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
Denver, US
1
Banyoles, ES
1
Brussels, BE
1
Landesmuseum Kärntenlocation not on record
1
70 institutions · 6 871 of 8 507 vouchered records shown · 1 636 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA137 detections
Where the DNA of Acronicta psi 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 found137
Studies independent surveys2
Countries20
Verifiable raw sequence linked2
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 137 detections have coordinates
Open the map20 countries0
Floodplain forestForet de MelajaChenaies a Chene vert des collines corses (G…futaie
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 median16.1 °C 7.90–19.0
Seasonal swing summer↔winter19.2 °C
Max temp (day)18.9 °C 11.1–23.5
Min temp (night)11.2 °C 4.30–14.5
Precipitation73.1 mm/mo 44.9–143
Air humidity59.0 % 55.7–62.8
Moisture balance-40.1 mm/mo -99.0–82.4
Vapour deficit723 Pa 408–941
Wind speed3.00 m/s 1.80–5.20
Cloud cover36.9 % 31.5–44.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 126 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility79 466 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI137 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics145 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗