Argia extranea

(Hagen, 1861) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Coenagrionidae/Argia

At a glance

Occurrence records2 486

Data sources8

Biological traits0

DNA specimens6

eDNA detections3

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Argia extranea's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 486 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 486 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD6 specimens

01Narrative

Argia extranea, the spine-tipped dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in the Americas. The IUCN conservation status of Argia extranea is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Spine-tipped dancer, Argia extranea Spine-tipped dancer, Argia extranea

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding6 specimens

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 Argia extranea has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens6

BINs2

Marker genes1

eDNA detections3

Countries2

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P423 bp consensus3 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. 90% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Diversity (π)7.4%

Haplotypes1

BINs2

Where individuals differ — all 41 variable positions, in barcode order

15Cvariable

30Cvariable

33Gvariable

34Cvariable

66Cvariable

69Gvariable

72Tvariable

75Ahighly variable

84Ahighly variable

90Avariable

93Cvariable

102Tvariable

120Avariable

123Ahighly variable

168Cvariable

180Tvariable

204Cvariable

231Gvariable

232Cvariable

240Avariable

247Tvariable

249Avariable

258Avariable

264Avariable

273Avariable

285Tvariable

288Avariable

289Cvariable

291Tvariable

294Tvariable

300Tvariable

304Tvariable

336Cvariable

351Tvariable

363Cvariable

369Avariable

375Ahighly variable

381Cvariable

384Avariable

387Tvariable

390Avariable

AGATTCTGATTACTCCCTCCTTCATTAACCCTGCTATTAGCAAGAAGATTAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCCGGGACTGGATGAACAGTATATCCA …

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.

Argia fumipennissame genus12.1%Argia hineisame genus12.2%Argia pocomanasame genus12.8%Argia tarascanasame genus13.3%Argia rhoadsisame genus13.4%

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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 type2 486 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 368

Museum / vouchered1 118

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 244 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 accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 615≤1 km 224≤10 km 59>10 km 10

908 georeferenced · 460 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 368

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 accuracy70% within 1 km

≤100 m 647≤1 km 28≤10 km 267>10 km 23

965 georeferenced · 153 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 118

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 institutions9 of 14 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Mexico City, MX	521
University Park, US	105
Washington, US	98
Odonata Centrallocation not on record	28
Florida State Collection of Arthropods, The Museum of Entomologylocation not on record	26
Durango, MX	20
Ciudad de México, MX	5
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record	5
Ciudad de México, MX	4
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record	4
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Ricalocation not on record	3
New Haven, US	1
Wuzhou, CN	1
Juriquilla, MX	1

14 institutions · 822 of 1 118 vouchered records shown · 295 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Argia extranea 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 found3

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 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 median16.1 °C 14.7–17.5

Seasonal swing summer↔winter5.60 °C

Max temp (day)22.0 °C 19.9–24.1

Min temp (night)9.90 °C

Precipitation83.7 mm/mo 35.8–132

Air humidity51.7 % 45.7–57.8

Moisture balance-64.4 mm/mo -122–-6.60

Vapour deficit904 Pa 712–1,095

Wind speed3.00 m/s 1.80–4.30

Cloud cover20.6 % 15.7–25.5

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 2 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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Argia extranea

At a glance

Sources8 archives

At a glance

Record type2 486 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions9 of 14 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type2 486 records