Eva S. Horna Lowell

DNA barcoding of more than one million insect specimens indicates that at least one third of California's insect biodiversity remains undiscovered

Insects are the most diverse terrestrial organisms, yet they are underrepresented in large-scale conservation assessments. To address this gap, the California Insect Barcoding Initiative is developing a publicly accessible, statewide DNA-barcode reference library for California i...