Dataset Details - Butterflies of Northern Ireland
Sightings of butterflies in Northern Ireland
15/02/2021
29/02/2024
To map the distribution of butterflies in Northern Ireland in order to identify key important sites and to enable changes in species' ranges to be identified for conservation action
Sightings of butterflies from casual observations and surveys, submitted by citizen scientists
Northern Ireland
1982 to present
All records have been validated and verified by the Northern Ireland Branch of Butterfly Conservation
Complete
Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
Butterfly Conservation Northern Ireland Branch, Butterflies of Northern Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 25 April 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/312>
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
Rachel Conway
N/A
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N/A
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 79861 |
| Day Range | 584 |
| Year | 11 |
| Month | 4 |
1982
2021
Record Statistics
80460
4666
29
0
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 72189 |
| 1km | 8184 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 87 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sex | The sex of the organism if known |
| Source | Original source of data |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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