The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: Depressaria infernella Corley & Buchner, a new Iberian species of the Depressaria douglasella group

The dataset contains two records of moth specimens (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae) collected in 2011 and 2015 in continental Portugal. The study of these specimens resulted in the description of a new Portuguese endemic species, Depressaria infernella Corley & Buchner, 2019 based on differences found in the male and female genitalia and DNA barcodes in Corley et al. (2019). Specimens were detected and captured using a mercury-vapor lamp to attract the insects. Captured specimens were identified to species level and preserved in 96% ethanol or in dry storage. From each specimen a tissue sample, one leg, was removed to be used for DNA extraction. The DNA barcoding of these specimens was conducted within the InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI), funded by EnvMetaGen and PORBIOTA projects. DNA barcode sequences were deposited in BOLD (Barcode of Life Data System) online database. Collected specimens and DNA extracts are deposited in the IBI collection at the CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources).