Description
The data is based on a programme of light trapping using a battery powered trap employing an actinic tube light source. Trapping took place at a number of forest locations in eastern Viti Levu, and one coastal location in Cakaudrove in Vanua Levu. The main programme took place between 1992 and 1998, with a few records from more recent visits. This programme resulted in a collection of about 4,700 specimens. Work is continuing on the collection, with small numbers of additional records being added as new identifications are made. 14 new species have so far been described.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 2,968 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Tikoca S (2018): John Clayton's Fijian Moth Collection. v1.4. South Pacific Regional Herbarium. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=sprh-clayton-mothcollection-fiji&v=1.4
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is South Pacific Regional Herbarium. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 658ab0a2-69f3-4094-a2fe-3834bee063c8. South Pacific Regional Herbarium publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by VertNet.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
Numerous Islands in Fiji.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-19.808, -177.297], North East [-15.136, 175.957] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
This collection includes both macro-moth and micro-moth collections from Fiji.
| Order | Lepidoptera (Moths) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1992-01-01 / 1998-12-31 |
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Project Data
The data is based on a programme of light trapping using a battery powered trap employing an actinic tube light source. Trapping took place at a number of forest locations in eastern Viti Levu, and one coastal location in Cakaudrove in Vanua Levu. The main programme took place between 1992 and 1998, with a few records from more recent visits. This programme resulted in a collection of about 4,700 specimens. Work is continuing on the collection, with small numbers of additional records being added as new identifications are made. 14 new species have so far been described.
| Title | Mobilizing Fiji’s macro-moth collection data to enhance knowledge and encourage biodiversity protection |
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| Identifier | BID-PA2016-0009-SMA |
| Funding | The data was formatted and published with funding from the European Union through a BID small grant project (BID-PA2016-0009-SMA) titled "Mobilizing Fiji’s macro-moth collection and data to enhance knowledge and encourage protection of Fiji’s unique Biodiversity". |
| Study Area Description | Trapping took place at a number of forest locations in eastern Viti Levu, and one coastal location in Cakaudrove in Vanua Levu. |
| Design Description | The data is based on a programme of light trapping using a battery powered trap employing an actinic tube light source. |
The personnel involved in the project:
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Additional Metadata
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti website which has additional information on the metadata: https://naturefiji.org Associated Media link (Fiji moth record - images of all mentioned records): https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=8504 Link to electronic copy of descriptions of Fijian macro-moths: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/8237/
| Alternative Identifiers | 658ab0a2-69f3-4094-a2fe-3834bee063c8 |
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| https://ipt.sprep.org/resource?r=sprh-clayton-mothcollection-fiji |