Dataset Details - Shieldbug Records
Collation of shieldbug records submitted the National Biodiversity Data Centre.
21/04/2016
12/09/2016
To record and understand the distribution of shieldbugs in Ireland.
Field observations supported by photographs where necessary.
Island of Ireland and its offshore waters
2016
Initial validation of the records has been done, but all records will be validated more rigorously prior to adding to the Heteroptera of Ireland database.
Dataset is incomplete as it forms part of an ongoing survey
N/A
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Shieldbug Records, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 28 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/240>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset Contacts
Dr. Liam Lysaght
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Carriganore WIT West Campus, Waterford
+353 51 306240
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 233
2011
2016
Record Statistics

233

104

13

0

Resolution No. records
100m 227
1km 6
2km 0
10km 0
50km 0
Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
Abundance Measure of abundance of the organism recorded
County Name of administrative county within which the record was made
Life stage A description of the life stage of the organism recorded.
Sampling method Description of the sampling method employed to make the record
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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