Global Butterfly Information System
Citation
Häuser, C., Holstein, J., Kroupa, A. S., Steiner, A., & Turiault, M. (2024). Global Butterfly Information System (version Sep 2013). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, et al., Catalogue of Life (Version 2024-08-29). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dfrdl-394Description
The GloBIS/GART database provides the taxonomic backbone for a global information system on butterflies. In addition to the data presented in the Catalogue of Life, the original GloBIS/GART database provides information about the type material such as type locality, status and current location of the type specimens and images, as well as the original and current taxonomic placement. Currently data for the families Papilionidae or "Swallowtails" (553 recognized species, more than 2,100 subordinate taxa), Pieridae or "Whites" (1,108 recognized species, more than 700 subordinate taxa), and Lycaenidae or "Hairstreaks, Blues, and Coppers" (10,879 entered species names, more than 2,000 subordinate taxa) are available, and other butterfly groups to follow.Taxonomic Coverages
Hairstreaks, blues, coppers, swallowtails and whites
Geographic Coverages
Global
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
C. Häusereditor
J. Holstein
editor
A.S. Kroupa
editor
A. Steiner
editor
M. Turiault
editor
administrative point of contact
Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity
Berlin
CL Häuser
administrative point of contact