Argyresthia pygmaeella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 from a specimen found near Vienna, Austria
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
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 Argyresthia pygmaeella has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens393
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections587
Countries11
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus365 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 16 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)0.81%
Haplotypes22
BINs2
Most divergent pair3.0%
N.AmericaEurope
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-5P
animal barcode
06Genome at a glanceGoaT
The complete instruction manualArgyresthia pygmaeella 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 = 30 n = 15
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
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 806≤1 km 622≤10 km 742>10 km 6
2 176 georeferenced · 129 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 305
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 accuracy81% within 1 km
≤100 m 298≤1 km 226≤10 km 87>10 km 32
643 georeferenced · 487 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 130
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 institutions15 of 44 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
NHMOlocation not on record
110
Oulu, FI
99
University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record
85
DanishLepidopterologicalSocietylocation not on record
59
Kuopio, FI
34
Instytut Systematyki i Ewolucji Zwierząt Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record
34
RMZlocation not on record
31
University of Alberta Museums (UAM)location not on record
30
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
28
Stockholm, SE
23
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
20
Rovaniemi, FI
19
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
16
Tartu, EE
15
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
15
DABUHlocation not on record
15
Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record
10
Edmonton, CA
10
Research Collection of Daniel Handfieldlocation not on record
6
Philadelphia, US
5
Metsähallituslocation not on record
5
Salzburg, AT
5
Washington, US
4
Philadelphia, US
3
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record
3
Durban Natural Science Museumlocation not on record
3
Helsinki, FI
3
Royal Saskatchewan Museumlocation not on record
2
Tromsø, NO
2
University of Kaiserslauternlocation not on record
2
ZSMlocation not on record
2
South Kensington, GB
1
neflocation not on record
1
Tilburg, NL
1
ZMAAlocation not on record
1
Research Collection of Hartmut Wegnerlocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record
1
Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record
1
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
1
Royal British Columbia Museumlocation not on record
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
Tallinn, EE
1
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeumlocation not on record
1
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
44 institutions · 711 of 1 130 vouchered records shown · 419 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA587 detections
Where the DNA of Argyresthia pygmaeella 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 found587
Studies independent surveys3
Countries11
Verifiable raw sequence linked169
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
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 median13.2 °C 8.00–16.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter24.1 °C
Max temp (day)17.0 °C 10.4–20.9
Min temp (night)8.40 °C 4.70–11.2
Precipitation91.7 mm/mo 58.6–140
Air humidity58.9 % 54.6–64.8
Moisture balance-13.0 mm/mo -54.3–59.1
Vapour deficit637 Pa 377–786
Wind speed2.40 m/s 1.10–5.30
Cloud cover49.2 % 37.1–62.2
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 585 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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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 481 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI587 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics393 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
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