Identification

Title

Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2021

Abstract

Here, we present a comprehensive traits database for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland. The database covers 968 species in 21 families. Ecological traits fall into four main categories: life cycle ecology and phenology, host plant specificity and characteristics, breeding habitat, and morphological characteristics. The database also contains data regarding species distribution, conservation status, and temporal trends for abundance and occupancy. This database can be used for a wide array of purposes including further fundamental research on species and community responses to environmental change, conservation and management studies, and evolutionary biology. A more recent version of the dataset is available at https://doi.org/10.5285/33a66d6a-dd9b-4a19-9026-cf1ffb969cdb entitled 'Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2022'. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5b5a13b6-2304-47e3-9c9d-35237d1232c6

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/5b5a13b6-2304-47e3-9c9d-35237d1232c6.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/5b5a13b6-2304-47e3-9c9d-35237d1232c6

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/5b5a13b6-2304-47e3-9c9d-35237d1232c6

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

database

butterflies

ecology

Lepidoptera

moths

trait

trend

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-11.812

East bounding longitude

3.262

North bounding latitude

61.244

South bounding latitude

49.237

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2021-01-01

End position

2021-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-08-13

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data were collected from a range of locations including published journal articles, identification and field guides, books, reports and websites. In some cases expert opinion was sought for clarification, particularly in relation to habitat variables.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Cook, P.M., Tordoff, G.M., Davis, A.M., Parsons, M.S., Dennis, E.B., Fox, R., Botham, M.S., Bourn, N.A.D. (2021). Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/5b5a13b6-2304-47e3-9c9d-35237d1232c6

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

Butterfly Conservation

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-08-01T11:56:14

Metadata language