Name:
Finnish butterflies - complete lists
Name (fi):
Päiväperhoset - täydelliset listat
Name (sv):
Dagsfjärilar - kompletta listor
Type:
Incidental observations
Description:
Complete checklist of Finnish diurnal butterflies (Lepidoptera). The list includes butterflies (Papilonoidea) recorded in Finland by 31.12.2022. The records include complete checklists of observer trips. Observers mark down each species or taxon they have observed. The data is presence-absence or, optionally, presence-absence with abundance data. Abundance is recorded either in logarhitmic scale (0 = 0 individuals, 1 = 1-10 individuals, 2=10-100 individuals, 3=100-1000 individuals, 4=1000+ individuals) or as precise user input. Observations must include location, date and time data.

Checklists should be considered to show real absences if properly submitted.

The data includes also the following aggregate taxa. The aggregate taxa represent species groups that are routinely observed in the field but cannot be reasonably identified. The reasons for non-identifiation may include difficulties in telling the species apart in normal field conditions (e.g. many fritillaries which are often only seen in flight) or large numbers of co-occurring similar species (e.g. several co-occurring Polyommatini blues that require netting for certain identification).

The aggregates are:
MX.5096689
MX.5096686
MX.5073946
MX.5096687
MX.230691
MX.60822
MX.5096689
Description (fi):
Päiväperhoset, täydellinen lista
Taxonomic coverage:
Lepidoptera, Papilinoidea
Temporal coverage:
1900 -
Geographic coverage:
Finland
Methods:
Complete checklists collected by a wide variety of amateur and professional users. Absences should be considered to be real absences. User error may lead to incomplete lists erroneously included.
License for use:
Creative Commons Attribution
Person responsible:
Aleksi Lehikoinen; Lauri Kaila
Status of this metadata:
satisfactory – could be improved
Contact email:
aleksi.lehikoinen@helsinki.fi
Data quality description:
The quality of data is, as of 22th May 2023, unknown. Data may include incomplete lists, overtly long or short observation efforts or mislabelled observations. Data curation is necessary before using data for research.
Collection quality:
Expert hobbyists / expert curated
Share to GBIF:
HR.5235
Share to FEO:
true
Notes about the data:
CHANGELIST
Version 0.2
7th June 2023
added taxon MX.5096686
removed taxon MX.60885
removed taxon MX.60861
removed taxon MX.5096685
added taxon MX.5096687
added taxon MX.60773
added taxon MX.60822
added taxon MX.5096689
removed taxon MX.230680
added taxon MX.60947
Bounding box latitude min (WGS84):
57.638372
Bounding box latitude max (WGS84):
67.370265
Bounding box longitude min (WGS84):
22.893546
Bounding box longitude max (WGS84):
29.276532