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 Actinote anteas has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens13
BINs2
Marker genes2
eDNA detections16
Countries5
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus12 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. 95% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 30 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)1.8%
Haplotypes3
BINs2
Most divergent pair0.46%
N.AmericaS.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.
★ 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-3P★COI-5P
animal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type441 records
Wild obs. + sensor331
Museum / vouchered110
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO1 076 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 accuracy87% within 1 km
≤100 m 100≤1 km 128≤10 km 26>10 km 7
261 georeferenced · 70 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor331
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 accuracy53% within 1 km
≤100 m 3≤1 km 17≤10 km 17>10 km 1
38 georeferenced · 72 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence110
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 institutions8 of 23 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
22
Universidad del Valle (UniValle)location not on record
14
Mexico City, MX
10
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record
10
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
8
Universidad del Valle de Guatemalalocation not on record
5
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
5
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record
5
Brussels, BE
5
Caja de Compensación Familiar - Comfenalco Antioquialocation not on record
5
RBINS-Scientific Heritagelocation not on record
4
Universidad de Pamplona (UPamplona)location not on record
3
Ciudad de México, MX
2
Tapachula, MX
2
Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Agricola Francisco Fernandez Yepezlocation not on record
1
Universidad del Atlántico (UniAtlantico)location not on record
1
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
1
Essig Museum of Entomologylocation not on record
1
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
1
Los Angeles, US
1
1
Blacksburg, US
1
Jardín Botánico Del Quindío (JBQ)location not on record
1
23 institutions · 109 of 110 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA16 detections
Where the DNA of Actinote anteas 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 found16
Studies independent surveys1
Countries5
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 16 detections have coordinates
Open the map5 countries0
PotreroDry forestBorde de Bosque
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 median16.2 °C 10.9–19.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.10 °C
Max temp (day)21.0 °C 14.8–24.0
Min temp (night)11.9 °C 7.60–14.2
Precipitation225 mm/mo 120–271
Air humidity66.5 % 63.5–75.3
Moisture balance96.6 mm/mo -3.40–165
Vapour deficit613 Pa 320–833
Wind speed1.50 m/s 1.10–3.30
Cloud cover43.8 % 17.8–63.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 11 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.
