Diaphora mendica, the muslin moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm east to Lake Baikal. Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
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 Diaphora mendica has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens58
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections71
Countries14
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus52 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. 99% of positions are identical in every specimen.
Where individuals differ — all 7 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)0.64%
Haplotypes14
BINs2
Most divergent pair1.2%
EuropeOther
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 · NCBI
The complete instruction manualDiaphora mendica 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≈748 667 298 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 Diaphora mendica0.75 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.
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
Completeness98.9% BUSCO
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type120 524 records
Wild obs. + sensor115 558
Museum / vouchered4 622
Other344
Origin
Native2 372
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO63 740 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 accuracy18% within 1 km
≤100 m 15 420≤1 km 4 726≤10 km 90 945>10 km 276
111 367 georeferenced · 4 191 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor115 558
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 accuracy43% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 190≤1 km 688≤10 km 1 977>10 km 495
4 350 georeferenced · 272 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence4 622
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 institutions25 of 59 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
DanishLepidopterologicalSocietylocation not on record
1 048
Helsinki, FI
1 012
Zürich, CH
237
NHMOlocation not on record
137
Bern, CH
122
Tartu, EE
96
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
92
Kuopio, FI
70
Salzburg, AT
52
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
51
ZMAAlocation not on record
49
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
44
Podgorica, ME
39
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
36
Frauenfeld, CH
35
NMOKlocation not on record
32
Philadelphia, US
28
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
27
Archäologie und Museum Baselland - Museum.BLlocation not on record
26
Dhaka, BD
26
Paro, BT
26
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
21
Nijmegen, NL
21
SFRAlocation not on record
21
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
21
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
20
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
19
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
18
Geneva, CH
16
Tallinn, EE
16
CBDClocation not on record
14
UMUlocation not on record
13
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
11
Tromsø, NO
10
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record
10
MZLUlocation not on record
9
Brussels, BE
8
ZSMlocation not on record
6
Radicondoli, IT
5
Auckland, NZ
5
State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukrainelocation not on record
5
Metsähallituslocation not on record
5
Stockholm, SE
5
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeumlocation not on record
4
DABUHlocation not on record
4
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
4
South Kensington, GB
3
Rovaniemi, FI
3
Ugentlocation not on record
3
Banyoles, ES
2
Research Collection of A. Ortnerlocation not on record
2
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
2
New Haven, US
2
Sion, CH
2
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
2
neflocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record
1
Provo, US
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
59 institutions · 3 601 of 4 622 vouchered records shown · 1 021 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA71 detections
Where the DNA of Diaphora mendica 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 found71
Studies independent surveys3
Countries14
Verifiable raw sequence linked15
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 71 detections have coordinates
Open the map14 countries0
mixed oak, beech forest and Acacia plantationsRivuline vegetationBirch stand
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 median10.7 °C 8.00–17.3
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.4 °C
Max temp (day)14.9 °C 11.4–21.3
Min temp (night)6.20 °C 2.90–13.8
Precipitation67.9 mm/mo 47.7–132
Air humidity60.0 % 56.9–63.7
Moisture balance-28.7 mm/mo -57.9–25.9
Vapour deficit531 Pa 402–803
Wind speed3.30 m/s 2.10–4.80
Cloud cover40.0 % 36.8–45.7
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 68 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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ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI71 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics58 specimens↗
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