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 Aphidecta obliterata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens55
BINs1
Marker genes3
eDNA detections172
Countries10
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus51 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. 98% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 13 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)0.53%
Haplotypes16
BIN1
Most divergent pair1.7%
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-3P★COI-5P18S-5P
animal barcoderibosomal
06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex · NCBI
The complete instruction manualAphidecta obliterata 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≈349 557 290 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 Aphidecta obliterata0.35 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
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.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
diploid1×GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
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
Completeness97.6% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type16 353 records
Wild obs. + sensor13 616
Museum / vouchered2 600
Cultivated / captive85
Fossil2
Other50
Origin
Native644
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO32 788 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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 5 912≤1 km 2 570≤10 km 4 198>10 km 122
12 802 georeferenced · 814 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor13 616
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 accuracy31% within 1 km
≤100 m 241≤1 km 498≤10 km 1 524>10 km 124
2 387 georeferenced · 213 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 600
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 85 records without
Open the mapnot free-living85
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 institutions24 of 62 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Brussel, BE
268
Bern, CH
214
Zürich, CH
157
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
149
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
144
Geneva, CH
134
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
129
CBDClocation not on record
104
Olocation not on record
54
Dhaka, BD
50
NHMOlocation not on record
44
Fribourg, CH
43
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
43
Tartu, EE
43
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
42
Salzburg, AT
38
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
34
Trondheim, NO
34
Naturmuseum Solothurnlocation not on record
33
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
29
Helsinki, FI
29
South Kensington, GB
23
Sion, CH
23
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie der Landbouwhogeschoollocation not on record
22
Nijmegen, NL
18
NCMGlocation not on record
17
NMOKlocation not on record
15
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
12
Oulu, FI
12
Kuopio, FI
11
ZSMlocation not on record
10
MZLUlocation not on record
10
Tilburg, NL
10
neflocation not on record
8
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)location not on record
8
Tromsø, NO
7
Paris, FR
7
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
7
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
6
Frauenfeld, CH
5
Winterthur, CH
5
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
5
TMPMlocation not on record
4
BioFokuslocation not on record
4
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
4
Ugentlocation not on record
4
LSMlocation not on record
4
Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record
4
IFR-DNFlocation not on record
3
ZMAAlocation not on record
3
Philadelphia, US
3
Metsähallituslocation not on record
3
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
3
Museo civico Brancaleoni di Piobbicolocation not on record
2
Paro, BT
2
Tallinn, EE
1
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Researchlocation not on record
1
University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record
1
Stockholm, SE
1
Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record
1
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
1
DFlocation not on record
1
62 institutions · 2 106 of 2 600 vouchered records shown · 493 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA172 detections
Where the DNA of Aphidecta obliterata 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 found172
Studies independent surveys4
Countries4
Verifiable raw sequence linked155
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 172 detections have coordinates
Open the map4 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 median14.2 °C 5.20–16.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter17.7 °C
Max temp (day)17.7 °C 9.20–20.2
Min temp (night)10.7 °C 2.10–13.8
Precipitation76.0 mm/mo 40.9–99.3
Air humidity60.7 % 58.4–66.0
Moisture balance-27.2 mm/mo -51.8–48.1
Vapour deficit654 Pa 360–751
Wind speed3.00 m/s 2.50–4.20
Cloud cover49.0 % 43.1–53.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 171 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 Foundation5 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility16 353 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI172 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics55 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinegenome & karyotype↗
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗