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 Andricus quercuslanigera has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
BINs1
Marker genes1
eDNA detections4
Countries1
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P256 bp consensus3 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. 91% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Diversity (π)6.0%
Haplotypes2
BIN1
Most divergent pair8.2%
Where individuals differ — all 22 variable positions, in barcode order
★ 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 type7 records
Museum / vouchered7
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO12 km²
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 accuracy0% within 1 km
>10 km 3
3 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence7
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions2 of 2 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Chicago, US
4
Cambridge, US
3
2 institutions · 7 of 7 vouchered records shown
09Environmental DNA4 detections
Where the DNA of Andricus quercuslanigera 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 found4
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 4 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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 median19.6 °C 19.6–19.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter17.8 °C
Max temp (day)26.1 °C
Min temp (night)14.6 °C
Precipitation63.8 mm/mo
Air humidity57.6 %
Moisture balance-76.9 mm/mo
Vapour deficit964 Pa
Wind speed4.10 m/s
Cloud cover29.8 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · 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.
