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 Agrotis clavis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens61
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections64
Countries15
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus59 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. 100% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 1 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)0.17%
Haplotypes5
BINs2
Most divergent pair0.46%
EuropeAsiaOther
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
The complete instruction manualAgrotis clavis 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≈751 126 655 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 Agrotis clavis0.75 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
Completeness99.1% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type130 074 records
Wild obs. + sensor121 884
Museum / vouchered7 539
Other651
Origin
Native3 377
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO51 196 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 accuracy25% within 1 km
≤100 m 22 279≤1 km 7 076≤10 km 89 657>10 km 361
119 373 georeferenced · 2 511 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor121 884
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 accuracy56% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 733≤1 km 1 175≤10 km 2 940>10 km 125
6 973 georeferenced · 566 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7 539
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 institutions22 of 66 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
2 208
Helsinki, FI
723
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
490
Zürich, CH
400
Bern, CH
284
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
269
NHMOlocation not on record
159
Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record
156
Geneva, CH
152
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
115
Salzburg, AT
113
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
95
Tartu, EE
83
Dhaka, BD
80
Glarus, CH
74
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
72
Fribourg, CH
67
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
60
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
60
Kuopio, FI
56
ZMAAlocation not on record
53
Sion, CH
53
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
45
Archäologie und Museum Baselland - Museum.BLlocation not on record
43
Paro, BT
37
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
31
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
30
Tromsø, NO
30
MZLUlocation not on record
26
NMOKlocation not on record
22
Podgorica, ME
21
Winterthur, CH
20
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
20
Frauenfeld, CH
19
Philadelphia, US
19
SFRAlocation not on record
19
Tallinn, EE
18
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
16
Nijmegen, NL
16
UMUlocation not on record
15
DABUHlocation not on record
14
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
14
Naturmuseum Oltenlocation not on record
14
CBDClocation not on record
14
Durban Natural Science Museumlocation not on record
13
Universität Zürich, Naturhistorisches Museumlocation not on record
12
Stockholm, SE
10
ZSMlocation not on record
10
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeumlocation not on record
8
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
7
Musée de Saint-Imierlocation not on record
7
Rovaniemi, FI
5
EGBlocation not on record
4
Philosophical Societylocation not on record
4
Brussels, BE
3
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
3
neflocation not on record
2
Metsähallituslocation not on record
2
Museum of Zoology at the University of Bergen, Invertebrate Collectionlocation not on record
2
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
2
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
1
ННПМ НАНУlocation not on record
1
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie der Landbouwhogeschoollocation not on record
1
Landesmuseum Kärntenlocation not on record
1
NCMGlocation not on record
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
66 institutions · 6 425 of 7 539 vouchered records shown · 1 114 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA64 detections
Where the DNA of Agrotis clavis 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 found64
Studies independent surveys2
Countries15
Verifiable raw sequence linked4
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 64 detections have coordinates
Open the map15 countries0
Pozzines a Carex intricata de Corse (D2.242)
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 7.90–18.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.8 °C
Max temp (day)20.2 °C 12.5–23.6
Min temp (night)11.6 °C 2.40–14.4
Precipitation78.7 mm/mo 49.9–234
Air humidity60.3 % 55.3–63.5
Moisture balance-48.9 mm/mo -104–119
Vapour deficit728 Pa 412–948
Wind speed3.20 m/s 1.90–4.90
Cloud cover37.6 % 21.9–43.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 61 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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ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI64 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics61 specimens↗
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