Ardices curvata

(Donovan, 1805) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Ardices

At a glance

Occurrence records2 431

Data sources6

Biological traits0

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections73

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Ardices curvata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 431 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI73 eDNA detections↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page3 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 431 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries73 detections

01Narrative

Ardices curvata, the crimson tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805 and it is found in Australia. The species was formerly included in Spilosoma, but later generic status of Ardices was proved by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov (2005). The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pelargonium zonale and Tropaeolum majus.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding73 eDNA hits

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 Ardices curvata has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections73

Countries1

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 431 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 099

Museum / vouchered332

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 372 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 accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 866≤1 km 511≤10 km 119>10 km 110

1 606 georeferenced · 493 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 099

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 accuracy63% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 9≤10 km 9>10 km 2

30 georeferenced · 302 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence332

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 institutions1 of 8 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Museums Victorialocation not on record	233
DPIlocation not on record	65
Sydney, AU	14
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallerylocation not on record	11
Australian National Fish Collectionlocation not on record	4
QVMAGlocation not on record	3
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record	1
DOI/NPS, Salem Maritime National Historic Sitelocation not on record	1

8 institutions · 332 of 332 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA73 detections

Where the DNA of Ardices curvata 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 found73

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 73 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

Dry Sclerophyll Forest

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 median20.7 °C 13.2–23.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter10.3 °C

Max temp (day)23.8 °C 18.5–25.5

Min temp (night)18.5 °C 8.20–22.1

Precipitation101 mm/mo 48.1–148

Air humidity60.8 % 53.6–62.0

Moisture balance-20.3 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,005 Pa 637–1,110

Wind speed3.60 m/s

Cloud cover26.0 % 17.1–30.8

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 73 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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Ardices curvata

At a glance

Sources6 archives

At a glance

Record type2 431 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions1 of 8 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 431 records