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 Erinnyis obscura has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens142
BINs3
Marker genes1
eDNA detections136
Countries16
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus135 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)0.62%
Haplotypes15
BINs3
Most divergent pair2.3%
N.AmericaS.AmericaOther
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
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type3 110 records
Wild obs. + sensor2 257
Museum / vouchered848
Other5
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO5 148 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 accuracy83% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 253≤1 km 265≤10 km 94>10 km 220
1 832 georeferenced · 425 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor2 257
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 accuracy58% within 1 km
≤100 m 252≤1 km 69≤10 km 187>10 km 43
551 georeferenced · 297 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence848
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 37 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
196
New Haven, US
182
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
111
FLMNH-UFlocation not on record
79
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
58
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
50
San Diego, US
20
ASUlocation not on record
18
Colorado State Universitylocation not on record
13
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, OH (CLEV)location not on record
13
East Lansing, US
12
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record
9
Brussels, BE
7
RBINS-Scientific Heritagelocation not on record
6
US
6
University of Pennsylvanialocation not on record
5
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobagolocation not on record
4
Georgia Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
4
Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record
4
University of Central Floridalocation not on record
3
Philadelphia, US
3
University of Alabamalocation not on record
3
St. Paul, US
2
Albuquerque, US
2
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
Saint John, CA
1
Denver, US
1
Awka, NG
1
King Saud Universitylocation not on record
1
Essig Museum of Entomologylocation not on record
1
Chicago, US
1
Tartu, EE
1
Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM)location not on record
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Universidad de Sucre (UniSucre)location not on record
1
37 institutions · 823 of 848 vouchered records shown · 25 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA136 detections
Where the DNA of Erinnyis obscura 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 found136
Studies independent surveys1
Countries16
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 136 detections have coordinates
Open the map16 countries0
Forest Edge with Cerrado Grassland1. Forest & Woodland|1.5. Subtropical/Tropic…
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 median24.9 °C 13.2–26.4
Seasonal swing summer↔winter2.10 °C
Max temp (day)27.6 °C 17.1–29.5
Min temp (night)22.1 °C 10.7–24.2
Precipitation227 mm/mo 51.2–383
Air humidity67.2 % 60.5–71.6
Moisture balance92.6 mm/mo -107–295
Vapour deficit989 Pa 440–1,275
Wind speed2.60 m/s 1.00–4.10
Cloud cover38.7 % 17.9–73.0
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 135 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-EBI136 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics142 specimens↗
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