Dataset Details - Butterflies of Ireland pre-2022
Irish butterflies.
10/01/2024
05/09/2024
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
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Butterflies of Ireland pre-2022, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 26 December 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/378>
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
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 152214
Day Range 47
1955
2021
Record Statistics

152261

19422

41

8

Resolution No. records
100m 134487
1km 17739
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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