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 Mesoleuca albicillata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens55
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections37
Countries11
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus28 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 15 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)1.3%
Haplotypes9
BINs2
Most divergent pair5.8%
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
The complete instruction manualMesoleuca albicillata 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 = 62 n = 31
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 accuracy37% within 1 km
≤100 m 4 291≤1 km 2 769≤10 km 11 916>10 km 79
19 055 georeferenced · 1 024 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor20 079
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 accuracy55% within 1 km
≤100 m 816≤1 km 989≤10 km 1 387>10 km 110
3 302 georeferenced · 640 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence3 942
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 institutions22 of 60 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
687
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
581
South Kensington, GB
427
Zürich, CH
228
Bern, CH
123
Tartu, EE
92
NHMOlocation not on record
91
Salzburg, AT
80
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
71
Helsinki, FI
67
Podgorica, ME
65
ZMAAlocation not on record
58
Kuopio, FI
52
Naturmuseum Solothurnlocation not on record
46
Geneva, CH
45
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
40
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
38
Frauenfeld, CH
35
Dhaka, BD
33
Philadelphia, US
31
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
30
Paro, BT
28
Archäologie und Museum Baselland - Museum.BLlocation not on record
27
Fribourg, CH
26
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
25
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
20
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
17
Glarus, CH
15
Tallinn, EE
14
Durban Natural Science Museumlocation not on record
13
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
9
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
9
Nijmegen, NL
9
DABUHlocation not on record
8
Tromsø, NO
8
ZSMlocation not on record
8
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
7
New Haven, US
6
Naturmuseum Oltenlocation not on record
6
Universität Zürich, Naturhistorisches Museumlocation not on record
5
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
5
KOMlocation not on record
5
CBDClocation not on record
5
NCMGlocation not on record
5
MUZOO - Musée d'histoire naturelle de La Chaux-de-Fondslocation not on record
4
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
4
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
4
SFRAlocation not on record
3
Metsähallituslocation not on record
3
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record
3
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
2
Ugentlocation not on record
2
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
2
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeumlocation not on record
2
Stockholm, SE
2
University of Oulu, Zoological Museumlocation not on record
1
Research Collection of Feza Can Cengizlocation not on record
1
Rovaniemi, FI
1
Research Collection of Wolfgang Starklocation not on record
1
Tomioka, JP
1
60 institutions · 3 236 of 3 942 vouchered records shown · 706 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA37 detections
Where the DNA of Mesoleuca albicillata 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 found37
Studies independent surveys3
Countries11
Verifiable raw sequence linked3
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 37 detections have coordinates
Open the map11 countries0
Floodplain forest
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 median14.4 °C 5.30–17.1
Seasonal swing summer↔winter19.3 °C
Max temp (day)18.2 °C 9.70–21.3
Min temp (night)9.50 °C 0.3–13.1
Precipitation88.9 mm/mo 61.4–222
Air humidity59.6 % 57.2–64.0
Moisture balance-24.5 mm/mo -63.8–121
Vapour deficit659 Pa 353–792
Wind speed3.10 m/s 1.80–5.90
Cloud cover39.0 % 34.0–44.6
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 35 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 Facility24 372 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI37 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics55 specimens↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
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