Dataset Details - Ladybirds of Ireland
Collation of ladybird records submitted the National Biodiversity Data Centre.
06/10/2016
20/03/2025
To record and understand the distribution of ladybirds in Ireland.
Field observations supported by photographs where necessary.
Island of Ireland
No set defined period of surveying . See Temporal tab for live up-date on period ladybird sightings were recorded.
Various levels of record verification but most are verified from submitted photographs.
Dataset is incomplete as ladybird recording is ongoing.
N/A
Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Ladybirds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 31 May 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/255>
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
Oisín Duffy
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Carriganore WIT West Campus, Waterford.
+353 51 306240
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 19499 |
| Day Range | 10 |
| Year | 3 |
| Month | 2 |
1895
2025
Record Statistics
19514
5842
34
6
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 18103 |
| 1km | 1392 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 19 |
| 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. |
| 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 | A description of the life stage of the organism recorded. |
| Literature source | Citation of the literature used as source of data |
| Record comment | Taxon occurrence comment |
| Sampling method | Description of the sampling method employed to make the record. |
| 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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