When species matches are unavailable are DNA barcodes correctly assigned to Higher Taxa? an assessment using sphingid moths

• Main Authors: Wilson, J.J., Schonfeld, J., Janzen, D.H., Hallwachs, W., Hajibabaei, M., Kitching, I.J., Haxaire, J., Hebert, P.D.N., Rougerie, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4630/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960862758&partnerID=40&md5=9cd98d29a761b9cde693679a993a16b5

Background: When a specimen belongs to a species not yet represented in DNA barcode reference libraries there is disagreement over the effectiveness of using sequence comparisons to assign the query accurately to a higher taxon. Library completeness and the assignment criteria used have been propose...