Table 1 A minimum complete (MC) set of DSSs that distinguish 201 CO1-moth sequences; the DSSs 18 nts long have predicted T_ms in the range 37°–47°C and no consecutive 'runs' of more than three residues of the same nucleotide.

1

-ATAAAGGTATTTGATCAA-

2

-ATCCTCCAATTATAATAG-

3

-TCAAGAAGAATTGTAGAA-

4

-CTAATTCAGCTCGAATTA-

5

-TCATCTCCAATTAAAGAT-

6

-AAATTAATAGCTCCTAAA-

7

-GGAGGATTTGGAAATTGA-

8

-ATAAATTTGATCATCTCC-

9

-TCGAAATTTAAATACATC-

10

-GCAGGAACAGGATGAACA-

11

-TTTAGCTGGAGCTATTAC-

12

-AACAGATCGAAATTTAAA-

13

-ATTCGAGCAGAATTAGGA-

14

-AATTCTGCTCGAATTAGT-

15

-AAATGCAGTAATCCCTAC-

16

-AGAAGTATTTAAATTACG-