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 Anthophora terminalis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens111
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections146
Countries2
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus90 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 36 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)2.5%
Haplotypes23
BINs2
Most divergent pair13.5%
N.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-5P
animal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type8 961 records
Wild obs. + sensor2 120
Museum / vouchered6 841
Origin
Native1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO10 636 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 accuracy82% within 1 km
≤100 m 981≤1 km 537≤10 km 85>10 km 243
1 846 georeferenced · 274 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 120
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 accuracy78% within 1 km
≤100 m 388≤1 km 665≤10 km 257>10 km 38
1 348 georeferenced · 5 493 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6 841
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 institutions28 of 56 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
WIlocation not on record
2 004
Beltsville, US
925
Alberta Environment and Parkslocation not on record
629
Provo, US
291
Edmonton, CA
279
247
University Park, US
240
Awka, NG
195
Toronto, CA
184
OSUClocation not on record
171
St. Paul, US
143
Sherwood Park, CA
139
Royal Saskatchewan Museumlocation not on record
135
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record
109
Oregon State Arthropod Collectionlocation not on record
102
US
93
Vermont Center for Ecostudieslocation not on record
90
Champaign, US
88
White River Junction, US
72
Cambridge, US
64
BBSLlocation not on record
54
Universidad Católica de Manizaleslocation not on record
37
New Haven, US
37
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
31
FWSlocation not on record
29
WSUClocation not on record
26
UNHClocation not on record
22
Anchorage, US
19
Chicago, US
18
Weber State University, Bird and Mammal Collectionlocation not on record
18
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record
17
Colorado State Universitylocation not on record
17
New Haven, US
17
Wuzhou, CN
14
University of Western Ontariolocation not on record
9
Toronto, CA
9
Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record
9
Middlebury Collegelocation not on record
7
Zadock Thompson Natural History Collection, University of Vermontlocation not on record
7
Decorah, US
7
Budapest, HU
6
Roberts Creek, CA
5
Philadelphia, US
5
LULlocation not on record
5
Chicago, US
2
Albuquerque, US
2
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
2
SUNY ESFlocation not on record
2
North Carolina State University Insect Museumlocation not on record
2
Royal Saskatchewan Museumlocation not on record
2
Saint John, CA
2
Blacksburg, US
1
SOVTlocation not on record
1
UTSClocation not on record
1
San Diego, US
1
University of Alberta Museums (UAM)location not on record
1
56 institutions · 6 644 of 6 841 vouchered records shown · 196 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA146 detections
Where the DNA of Anthophora terminalis 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 found146
Studies independent surveys1
Countries2
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
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 median15.5 °C 10.6–18.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter25.5 °C
Max temp (day)21.7 °C 16.2–25.1
Min temp (night)10.2 °C 4.10–13.9
Precipitation73.2 mm/mo 27.3–111
Air humidity52.8 % 47.1–60.4
Moisture balance-67.7 mm/mo -147–-4.40
Vapour deficit815 Pa 625–1,066
Wind speed2.80 m/s 1.90–5.10
Cloud cover36.7 % 19.6–47.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 137 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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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility8 961 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI146 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics111 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
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