Anthene otacilia

(Trimen, 1868) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Anthene

At a glance

Occurrence records15

Data sources8

Biological traits0

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections1

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Anthene otacilia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility15 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF15 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

01Narrative

Anthene otacilia, the Otacilia hairtail or Trimen's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, found in Africa. Near Qudeni, KwaZulu-Natal The wingspan is about 22–23 mm in males and 23–24 mm in females. The flight period is from September to May peaking in November and March. The larvae feed on Acacia species.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding3 specimens

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 Anthene otacilia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

BINs3

Marker genes1

eDNA detections1

Countries2

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P658 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. 92% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Diversity (π)6.0%

Haplotypes2

BINs3

Most divergent pair7.3%

Where individuals differ — all 54 variable positions, in barcode order

10Cvariable

22Avariable

34Avariable

49Cvariable

58Cvariable

59Tvariable

67Tvariable

85Avariable

127Tvariable

136Tvariable

160Avariable

163Avariable

169Cvariable

220Chighly variable

223Tvariable

235Tvariable

242Tvariable

268Gvariable

271Tvariable

274Cvariable

278Tvariable

287Tvariable

292Cvariable

295Avariable

325Avariable

337Gvariable

355Tvariable

368Gvariable

397Tvariable

401Tvariable

403Gvariable

412Tvariable

424Tvariable

436Tvariable

439Tvariable

451Avariable

454Tvariable

472Tvariable

477Gvariable

478Ahighly variable

484Avariable

500Cvariable

502Ahighly variable

508Tvariable

514Avariable

517Avariable

538Avariable

553Tvariable

568Avariable

578Tvariable

616Cvariable

625Avariable

628Avariable

646Cvariable

AACATTATACTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGAATAGTAGGAACATCCTTAAGTATCTTAATTCGTATAGAATTAGGAACTCCAGGATC …

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.

Azanus sitalcessame family6.5%Pseudaletis ducarmeisame family6.7%Megisba strongylesame family7.0%Euphilotes bauerisame family7.1%Pseudophilotes fatmasame family7.3%

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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 type15 records

Wild obs. + sensor2

Museum / vouchered13

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO48 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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 2

2 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor2

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 6>10 km 6

12 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence13

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 institutions2 of 3 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
New Haven, US	7
Cambridge, US	5
National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record	1

3 institutions · 13 of 13 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Anthene otacilia 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 found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

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.

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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