A DNA barcode library of Austrian geometridae (Lepidoptera) reveals high potential for DNA-based species identification.

ABSTRACT: Situated in the Eastern section of the European Alps, Austria encompasses a great diversity of different habitat types, ranging from alpine to lowland Pannonian ecosystems, and a correspondingly high level of species diversity, some of which has been addressed in various DNA barcoding projects. Here, we report a DNA barcode library of all the 476 species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) that have been recorded in Austria. As far as possible, species were sampled from different Austrian regions in order to capture intraspecific genetic variation. In total, 2500 DNA barcode sequences, representing 438 species, were generated in this study. For complete coverage of Austrian geometrid species in the subsequent analyses, the dataset was supplemented with DNA barcodes from specimens of non-Austrian

SUBMITTER: Schattanek-Wiesmair B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10927147 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature