Dataset Details - Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
Butterfly data from the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
30/06/2021
13/06/2025
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Butterfly Monitoring Scheme methodology
Republic of Ireland
1995-2012
All data checked and validated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre
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Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 28 October 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/316>
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
WIT West Campus, Carraiganore, Co. Waterford
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Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 143886 |
2008
2020
Record Statistics
143886
334
33
1
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 131683 |
| 1km | 12203 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 0 |
| 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 |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
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