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Abstract : DNA Barcodes, which are particular fragments derived from brief sections of DNA (such as mitochondrial, nuclear, and plastid sequences), can be used to identify organisms from the major life kingdoms. In addition to supporting conventional taxonomic techniques, DNA barcoding is a potent tool that advances our knowledge of species diversity and their ecological functions. On a variety of organisms, the use of this approach for species categorization has been successful. In this paper, we examine how DNA barcoding has been used to classify species based on DNA barcodes as well as other related research that has been done over the years on the subject. After experimenting with a number of deep learning models, we have propose a Variational Auto Encoder + Feed Forward Neural Network workflow for classifiying species using DNA barcodes. The models have been assessed on the basis of performance factors including accuracy, recall, and precision. COI, rbcL, matK, and ITS are the specific gene sections that have been identified as barcodes. For both simulated and real datasets, the model can attain an average accuracy of greater than 95 percent. This DNA barcoding approach has the ability to simplify DNA barcode-based species identification and serve as a tool for species categorization