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 Apamea anceps has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens49
BINs4
Marker genes1
eDNA detections50
Countries13
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus46 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. 97% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 20 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)0.96%
Haplotypes14
BINs4
Most divergent pair6.1%
Europe
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 manualApamea anceps 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≈615 777 381 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 Apamea anceps0.62 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% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type38 962 records
Wild obs. + sensor35 649
Museum / vouchered2 942
Other371
Origin
Native1 370
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO18 204 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 accuracy11% within 1 km
≤100 m 2 964≤1 km 1 037≤10 km 31 005>10 km 54
35 060 georeferenced · 589 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor35 649
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 accuracy57% within 1 km
≤100 m 748≤1 km 783≤10 km 1 121>10 km 45
2 697 georeferenced · 245 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 942
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 institutions19 of 54 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
782
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
346
Helsinki, FI
256
Zürich, CH
168
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
102
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
93
Bern, CH
66
Paro, BT
60
Geneva, CH
49
Frauenfeld, CH
45
Salzburg, AT
38
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
35
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
35
Archäologie und Museum Baselland - Museum.BLlocation not on record
34
DABUHlocation not on record
22
Nijmegen, NL
21
NMOKlocation not on record
21
Tartu, EE
19
Winterthur, CH
19
Podgorica, ME
18
NHMOlocation not on record
18
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
17
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
15
UMUlocation not on record
15
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
15
University of Tokyo, Department of Zoologylocation not on record
13
Sion, CH
11
Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record
11
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
11
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
10
SFRAlocation not on record
9
Tallinn, EE
9
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
9
Dhaka, BD
8
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
7
ZSMlocation not on record
6
CBDClocation not on record
5
Glarus, CH
5
Universität Zürich, Naturhistorisches Museumlocation not on record
5
MZLUlocation not on record
5
Kuopio, FI
4
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
4
Fribourg, CH
4
KIRMlocation not on record
3
ЗМКУlocation not on record
3
ИЗШ НАНУlocation not on record
2
Philosophical Societylocation not on record
2
Stockholm, SE
1
Research Collection of Theo Gruenewaldlocation not on record
1
South Kensington, GB
1
Research Collection of Kai Berggrenlocation not on record
1
NCMGlocation not on record
1
ZMAAlocation not on record
1
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
1
54 institutions · 2 462 of 2 942 vouchered records shown · 480 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA50 detections
Where the DNA of Apamea anceps 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 found50
Studies independent surveys2
Countries13
Verifiable raw sequence linked3
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 50 detections have coordinates
Open the map13 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.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median14.8 °C 12.1–18.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.4 °C
Max temp (day)18.6 °C 14.2–22.4
Min temp (night)10.5 °C 7.80–12.4
Precipitation67.7 mm/mo 41.7–86.0
Air humidity58.7 % 51.8–62.3
Moisture balance-48.3 mm/mo -87.4–-22.0
Vapour deficit688 Pa 543–971
Wind speed3.60 m/s 2.70–4.60
Cloud cover36.3 % 33.0–44.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 43 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.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility38 962 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI50 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics49 specimens↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗