The document summarizes a "Barcode Blitz" project between the CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario to rapidly barcode Australian Lepidoptera specimens. Over 10 weeks, they processed 28,000 specimens representing 8,000 species, taking leg samples for DNA barcoding and digitizing collection records. This created a comprehensive barcode reference library that has supported research into taxonomy, biodiversity, and biosecurity applications.
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John La Salle - Opening Plenary
1. The “Barcode Blitz”: accelerating the targeted capture of barcode data John La Salle, Beth Mantle CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra, Australia Jeff Webb, Rodolphe Rougerie, Paul Hebert Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Guelph Canada
18. The “Barcode Blitz” - what did we achieve Despite an average age of 30 years, COI sequences were recovered from more than 95% of the specimens
19. The “Barcode Blitz” - what did we achieve Provided the first continent-wide data set for a megadiverse insect group in Australia within a short period of time (about 90% of named Lepidoptera) Provides a model for inclusion in other initiatives aimed at the high-throughput accumulation of priority data sets. Establishes the great value of existing natural history collections as a basis for fast tracking the development of comprehensive DNA barcode libraries.