Aphantopus hyperantus
(Linnaeus, 1758) · speciesAt a glance
Sources10 archives
Databases and archives Aphantopus hyperantus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 659 719 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI307 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics190 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Note that information on this species applies to Western Europe and some details may not be consistent with the species in other parts of its range. The ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is only one of the numerous "ringlet" butterflies in the tribe Satyrini.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Diet & foraging2
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 Aphantopus hyperantus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ 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.
The complete instruction manual Aphantopus hyperantus 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
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).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
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.
Record type1 659 719 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions33 of 87 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| South Kensington, GB | 3 222 |
| DanishLepidopterologicalSocietylocation not on record | 2 587 |
| Helsinki, FI | 1 210 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 709 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 285 |
| Laboratorium voor Microbiologie der Landbouwhogeschoollocation not on record | 221 |
| Zürich, CH | 190 |
| NHMOlocation not on record | 181 |
| Brussel, BE | 178 |
| UMUlocation not on record | 175 |
| Tartu, EE | 172 |
| Philadelphia, US | 143 |
| Kuopio, FI | 122 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 118 |
| Bern, CH | 98 |
| ZMAAlocation not on record | 83 |
| Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record | 80 |
| NMOKlocation not on record | 78 |
| Salzburg, AT | 77 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 75 |
| Instytut Systematyki i Ewolucji Zwierząt Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 72 |
| Podgorica, ME | 49 |
| Frauenfeld, CH | 49 |
| Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record | 48 |
| Fribourg, CH | 46 |
| Jyväskylä, FI | 45 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 42 |
| East Lansing, US | 40 |
| MZLUlocation not on record | 37 |
| NTNU-VMlocation not on record | 34 |
| CBDClocation not on record | 33 |
| Geneva, CH | 32 |
| Paro, BT | 29 |
| New Haven, US | 29 |
| Durban Natural Science Museumlocation not on record | 28 |
| Dhaka, BD | 28 |
| Cambridge, US | 28 |
| Winterthur, CH | 27 |
| Glarus, CH | 26 |
| Tallinn, EE | 22 |
| Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record | 22 |
| Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record | 21 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 21 |
| Naturmuseum Solothurnlocation not on record | 18 |
| NCMGlocation not on record | 17 |
| Tromsø, NO | 16 |
| Sion, CH | 16 |
| Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record | 14 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 14 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record | 14 |
| John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 11 |
| Brussels, BE | 9 |
| University of Kaiserslauternlocation not on record | 9 |
| Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record | 9 |
| neflocation not on record | 8 |
| EGBlocation not on record | 8 |
| Edmonton, CA | 8 |
| Instytut Ochrony Przyrody Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 7 |
| Auckland, NZ | 7 |
| Stockholm, SE | 6 |
| RBINS-Scientific Heritagelocation not on record | 5 |
| SFRAlocation not on record | 4 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 4 |
| Metsähallituslocation not on record | 4 |
| Naturmuseum Oltenlocation not on record | 4 |
| MJINlocation not on record | 4 |
| Gothenburg, SE | 4 |
| MUZOO - Musée d'histoire naturelle de La Chaux-de-Fondslocation not on record | 4 |
| MJIMlocation not on record | 4 |
| BioFokuslocation not on record | 3 |
| NMBU:MINAlocation not on record | 3 |
| DFlocation not on record | 2 |
| NMMElocation not on record | 2 |
| ZSMlocation not on record | 2 |
| Ugentlocation not on record | 2 |
| Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Butterfly Diversity and Evolution Lablocation not on record | 2 |
| University of Lodz, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiologylocation not on record | 2 |
| RERElocation not on record | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record | 1 |
| CESVlocation not on record | 1 |
| RMZlocation not on record | 1 |
| OSUClocation not on record | 1 |
| Rovaniemi, FI | 1 |
| Research Collection of Ralph Sturmlocation not on record | 1 |
| Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record | 1 |
| Banyoles, ES | 1 |
| Research Collection of Gian Cristoforo Bozanolocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Aphantopus hyperantus 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
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
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.