Collection Name

Finnish butterflies - complete lists (en)

Päiväperhoset - täydelliset listat (fi)

Dagsfjärilar - kompletta listor (sv)

Collection 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 (en)

Päiväperhoset, täydellinen lista (fi)

Taxonomic coverage

Lepidoptera, Papilinoidea

Temporal coverage

1900 -

Geographic coverage

Finland

Collection 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.

Collection quality

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.

Notes for collection 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

Copyright owner

Finnish Museum of Natural History

Contact email

aleksi.lehikoinen@helsinki.fi

Number of all observations

896 View observations

Date created

10.05.2023 12:20

Date edited

18.06.2024 13:27

Sensitive observation data have undergone obfuscation including spatial aggregation so that precise locations and other sensitive information is not publicly available. The precise location, place names, dates, names of observers and other information may have been obscured or removed. Read more about sensitive observations.

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