Name:
Diurnal moths - complete lists
Name (fi):
Päiväaktiiviset yöperhoset - täydelliset listat
Name (sv):
Fjäriläl - kompletta listor
Type:
Incidental observations
Description:
List of common Finnish diurnal moth taxa (large day active lepidopterans excl. Papilionoidea). Includes most common species that are not classically considered “butterflies”. The species list is based on Finnish Environmental Insitute (SYKE) Butterfly monitoring in Finnish agricultural landscapes (Maatalousympäristöjen päväperhosseuranta) and Finnish Society of Lepidoptera Researchers’ NAFI Butterfly monitoring scheme (Perhostutkijain seuran NAFI päiväperhosseuranta). Classic butterflies (Papilionoidea, incl. Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Hesperiidae, Lycaenida) were excluded, so the list comprises mostly of Noctuidae and Geometridae. Other common diurnal taxa were included on case by case basis. Hence, the list represents “most common and observable non-butterfly lepidopteras recorded during day times”.

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 logarithmic 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 correctly filled.
Description (fi):
Päiväaktiiviset yöperhoset
Taxonomic coverage:
Lepidoptera
Temporal coverage:
1900 -
Geographic coverage:
Finland
Methods:
Complete checklists collected by a wide variety of amateur and professional users using different methods. Absences should be considered to be real absences. User error may lead to incomplete lists erroneously included.
License for use:
Creative Commons Attribution
Download request handler:
MA.9
Person responsible:
Koskinen, Janne; Kaila, Lauri
Status of this metadata:
satisfactory – could be improved
Contact email:
janne.koskinen@helsinki.fi
Data quality description:
Observer data. Data quality unknown as of 22th May 2023. May include misidentifications or wrongly labelled incomplete checklists. Data must be inspected before using it for further research. Quality control ongoing.
Collection quality:
Expert hobbyists / expert curated
Share to GBIF:
HR.5255
Share to FEO:
true
Bounding box latitude min (WGS84):
60.205049
Bounding box latitude max (WGS84):
62.951370
Bounding box longitude min (WGS84):
24.045225
Bounding box longitude max (WGS84):
25.956110