Dataset Details - Butterflies of Ireland pre-2022
Irish butterflies.
10/01/2024
26/03/2024
To better understand the geographical distribution and ecology of Irish butterflies and to help with their conservation
Data are casual records sent in by the public to the National Biodiversity Data Centre.
The island of Ireland
1955 to 2021
All data validated by Dr Liam Lysaght
Complete
N/A
Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Butterflies of Ireland pre-2022, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 02 May 2024, <https://newmaps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/378>
Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
Liam Lysaght
National Biodiversity Data Centre, WIT West Campus, Waterford
+353 51 306240
N/A
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 152218 |
| Day Range | 47 |
1955
2023
Record Statistics
152265
19422
42
8
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 134489 |
| 1km | 17741 |
| 2km | 2 |
| 10km | 33 |
| 50km | 0 |
Surveys
| SurveyId | Title | Data Capture Period | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded |
| Common name | The common name of the taxon |
| County | Name of administrative county within which the record was made |
| Determiner name | The name of the person(s) who verified the identification - used for verify records of difficult taxa |
| Habitat description | A description of the habitat in which the organism was recorded |
| Life stage | Indication of the life stage of the organism recorded |
| Native status | A description of the status of the species in Ireland |
| Record comment | A comment associated with any individual record |
| Sex | The sex of the organism if known |
| Supporting evidence | Category of supporting evidence included |
| Survey name | Survey name Name of survey if the record was made as part of a specific survey (including collections of casual observations and other loose assemblages of data) |
| Vice-county | The name of the Watsonian (botanical) vice-county within which the record was made |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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