Xanthorhoe fluctuata, la Phalène ondée ou l'Incertaine, est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Geometridae, de la sous-famille des Larentiinae. On la trouve couramment en Europe, au Proche-Orient et en Afrique du Nord. L'imago a une envergure de 27 à 31 mm. Il vole d'avril à octobre suivant les régions sur deux ou trois générations. Il est attiré par la lumière. Sa chenille se nourrit sur des brassicacées (crucifères).
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 Xanthorhoe fluctuata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens143
BINs2
Marker genes1
eDNA detections150
Countries23
The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen
COI-5P658 bp consensus122 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 10 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)0.71%
Haplotypes35
BINs2
Most divergent pair2.9%
EuropeAsiaOther
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 manualXanthorhoe fluctuata 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 accuracy15% within 1 km
≤100 m 49 681≤1 km 15 097≤10 km 353 975>10 km 798
419 551 georeferenced · 13 194 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor432 745
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 accuracy66% within 1 km
≤100 m 4 734≤1 km 2 583≤10 km 3 476>10 km 247
11 040 georeferenced · 810 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence11 850
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 68 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
3 707
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
1 438
Zürich, CH
505
NTNU-VMlocation not on record
477
Bern, CH
340
Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record
276
Naturmuseum Solothurnlocation not on record
230
NHMOlocation not on record
218
South Kensington, GB
209
Dhaka, BD
196
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
185
Salzburg, AT
149
Tromsø, NO
142
Tartu, EE
136
Kuopio, FI
125
Geneva, CH
102
ZMAAlocation not on record
91
Frauenfeld, CH
89
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
83
Paro, BT
80
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
79
Helsinki, FI
76
CBDClocation not on record
57
Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record
52
Archäologie und Museum Baselland - Museum.BLlocation not on record
49
Philadelphia, US
48
Podgorica, ME
38
Glarus, CH
36
Fribourg, CH
34
Naturama Aargaulocation not on record
33
Stockholm, SE
30
ZSMlocation not on record
29
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT)location not on record
29
Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record
27
Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausenlocation not on record
23
Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record
21
DABUHlocation not on record
19
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
17
Naturmuseum Oltenlocation not on record
17
Tallinn, EE
17
Nijmegen, NL
16
Durban Natural Science Museumlocation not on record
15
Rovaniemi, FI
15
John May Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record
13
SFRAlocation not on record
13
MUZOO - Musée d'histoire naturelle de La Chaux-de-Fondslocation not on record
11
Universität Zürich, Naturhistorisches Museumlocation not on record
11
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record
9
Bavarian State Collection of Zoologylocation not on record
9
RMZlocation not on record
7
New Haven, US
6
Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record
6
neflocation not on record
5
Research Collection of Stefano Scalerciolocation not on record
4
KSSlocation not on record
4
EGBlocation not on record
4
Ugentlocation not on record
3
Metsähallituslocation not on record
3
NMBU:MINAlocation not on record
2
RERElocation not on record
2
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
Brussels, BE
1
MZLUlocation not on record
1
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, The Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japanlocation not on record
1
Landesmuseum Kärntenlocation not on record
1
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
BioFokuslocation not on record
1
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
1
68 institutions · 9 675 of 11 850 vouchered records shown · 2 175 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA150 detections
Where the DNA of Xanthorhoe fluctuata 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 found150
Studies independent surveys3
Countries23
Verifiable raw sequence linked12
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 median14.4 °C 7.90–18.2
Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.4 °C
Max temp (day)18.2 °C 10.9–22.1
Min temp (night)9.30 °C 2.70–13.5
Precipitation72.9 mm/mo 48.0–120
Air humidity59.6 % 54.7–63.9
Moisture balance-28.8 mm/mo -77.6–28.9
Vapour deficit668 Pa 388–892
Wind speed3.00 m/s 1.80–4.90
Cloud cover38.6 % 33.0–47.8
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 128 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-EBI150 eDNA detections↗
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