Argia sedula

(Hagen, 1861) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Coenagrionidae/Argia

At a glance

Occurrence records21 458

Data sources10

Biological traits0

DNA specimens13

eDNA detections13

Sources10 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility21 458 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI13 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics13 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

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

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF21 458 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 2 countries13 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD13 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 28

01Narrative

Argia sedula, the blue-ringed dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia sedula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding13 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 sedula has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens13

BINs2

Marker genes1

eDNA detections13

Countries2

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

COI-5P658 bp consensus10 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. 79% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Diversity (π)7.9%

Haplotypes1

BINs2

Where individuals differ — all 141 variable positions, in barcode order

1Avariable

2Avariable

3Cvariable

5Cvariable

6Tvariable

8Tvariable

9Avariable

10Tvariable

11Cvariable

14Avariable

16Avariable

17Tvariable

18Tvariable

19Tvariable

21Gvariable

23Gvariable

24Cvariable

26Tvariable

27Gvariable

30Cvariable

32Gvariable

33Gvariable

35Avariable

39Tvariable

41Gvariable

42Gvariable

43Avariable

44Avariable

47Gvariable

48Cvariable

49Cvariable

50Tvariable

51Tvariable

54Gvariable

55Amostly conserved

56Avariable

59Cvariable

61Gvariable

62Avariable

63Tvariable

64Tvariable

65Cvariable

66Gvariable

69Tvariable

71Gvariable

72Avariable

74Cvariable

91Cvariable

166Avariable

197Tmostly conserved

202Amostly conserved

205Cmostly conserved

212Tvariable

217Amostly conserved

220Cmostly conserved

238Amostly conserved

241Avariable

242Cmostly conserved

244Tmostly conserved

259Cmostly conserved

265Cvariable

266Tvariable

271Tvariable

278Cmostly conserved

280Amostly conserved

283Tmostly conserved

284Cmostly conserved

286Tmostly conserved

290Cmostly conserved

295Amostly conserved

302Tmostly conserved

307Amostly conserved

316Amostly conserved

319Cmostly conserved

325Cvariable

328Cmostly conserved

337Tmostly conserved

340Tvariable

343Avariable

346Tmostly conserved

349Amostly conserved

352Amostly conserved

370Amostly conserved

375Gmostly conserved

376Tmostly conserved

379Cmostly conserved

385Cmostly conserved

394Cmostly conserved

400Cmostly conserved

409Amostly conserved

412Gmostly conserved

415Avariable

427Tvariable

428Cmostly conserved

439Cmostly conserved

448Tmostly conserved

451Amostly conserved

455Amostly conserved

456Cmostly conserved

457Cmostly conserved

463Cmostly conserved

469Amostly conserved

470Tmostly conserved

472Amostly conserved

475Amostly conserved

478Amostly conserved

484Gmostly conserved

485Tmostly conserved

499Tmostly conserved

500Cmostly conserved

508Cmostly conserved

511Gmostly conserved

520Tmostly conserved

523Cmostly conserved

532Amostly conserved

538Amostly conserved

539Cmostly conserved

541Cmostly conserved

542Cvariable

547Cvariable

+21 more variable positions not shown

AACTCTTTATCTAATATTTGGAGCATGAGCAGGAATAGTAGGAACCGCCTTAAGAATGCTGATTCGAGTAGAACTAGGTCAGCCTGGGTC …

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 emmasame genus13.1%Argia bipunctulatasame genus13.7%Telebasis digiticollissame family14.3%Argia fumipennissame genus14.4%Chromagrion conditumsame family14.6%

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

06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Argia sedula 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.

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.

Chromosomes2n = 28 n = 14

Chromosome records28–282n range28median28mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 282×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · TreeOfSex · invert

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

TreeOfSex · invert — Kiauta B (1972) Synopsis of the main cytotaxonomic data in the order Odonata. Odonatologica 1: 73-102. ↗

2n 271×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type21 458 records

Wild obs. + sensor18 768

Museum / vouchered2 690

Origin

Native8

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO21 800 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 accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 7 846≤1 km 3 562≤10 km 442>10 km 847

12 697 georeferenced · 6 071 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor18 768

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 accuracy61% within 1 km

≤100 m 354≤1 km 137≤10 km 226>10 km 83

800 georeferenced · 1 890 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence2 690

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 institutions20 of 30 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Odonata Centrallocation not on record	527
Washington, US	469
Mexico City, MX	314
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record	111
OSUClocation not on record	78
College Station, US	76
Wuzhou, CN	63
Toronto, CA	50
University Park, US	48
St. Paul, US	35
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record	32
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	28
Champaign, US	26
East Lansing, US	25
Lubbock, US	19
Provo, US	15
Los Angeles, US	8
Chicago, US	7
Essig Museum of Entomologylocation not on record	7
Durango, MX	6
University of Central Floridalocation not on record	5
San Francisco, US	5
New Haven, US	5
CASlocation not on record	4
Montréal, CA	4
US	3
UCBMElocation not on record	2
National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record	2
Juriquilla, MX	2
Saint John, CA	1

30 institutions · 1 977 of 2 690 vouchered records shown · 713 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA13 detections

Where the DNA of Argia sedula 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 found13

Studies independent surveys1

Countries2

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

Where its DNA was found

0 of 13 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 median25.2 °C 19.8–29.9

Seasonal swing summer↔winter16.3 °C

Max temp (day)30.1 °C 26.0–35.9

Min temp (night)20.7 °C 14.9–25.3

Precipitation77.6 mm/mo 48.7–94.8

Air humidity57.4 % 53.4–57.5

Moisture balance-125 mm/mo -130–-45.3

Vapour deficit1,300 Pa 1,153–1,811

Wind speed3.40 m/s 2.00–4.20

Cloud cover28.6 % 22.1–38.9

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 12 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 sedula

At a glance

Sources10 archives

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type21 458 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions20 of 30 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type21 458 records