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Tikoca’s MSc collection of macro-moths in lowland forests in Fiji

Dataset homepage

Citation

Tikoca S (2019). Tikoca’s MSc collection of macro-moths in lowland forests in Fiji. Version 1.5. South Pacific Regional Herbarium. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fw96c0 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-24.

Description

The data was collected for a MSc research focusing on macro-moth assemblages in different types of lowland forests in Fiji. The collection of macro-moths were carried out using mercury vapour light traps and manual collection off a standard 2m*2m white sheet was employed. The collection was done in October of 2012.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Collection was carried out in Savura, Colo-i-Suva and Mt. Korobaba. All three forests sites fall within the Province of Naitasiri on Fiji's largest Island, Viti Levu.

Sampling

The light trapping was carried out for four nights in different habitat types (slope, ridge and flat) across three different types (native forest, exotic forest and mixed forest) of lowland forests in Fiji. The collection of macro-moths were carried out using mercury vapour light traps and manual collection off a standard 2m*2m white sheet was employed. The collection was done in October of 2012.

Quality Control

Standard sampling, collection and identification methods were employed across all sites and when carrying out all sampling.

Method steps

  1. The light trapping was carried out for four nights in different habitat types (slope, ridge and flat) across three different types (native forest, exotic forest and mixed forest) of lowland forests in Fiji. The collection of macro-moths were carried out using mercury vapour light traps and manual collection off a standard 2m*2m white sheet was employed. The collection was done in October of 2012.

Additional info

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/ Link to electronic copy of Journal Article - A comparison of macro-moth assemblages across three types of lowland forest in Fiji: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315781900_A_comparison_of_macro-moth_assemblages_across_three_types_of_lowland_forest_in_Fiji

Taxonomic Coverages

The data set includes all macro-moth families including Pyralidae; a micro-moth family.
  1. Lepidoptera
    common name: Moths rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Collection was carried out in Savura, Colo-i-Suva and Mt. Korobaba. All three forests sites fall within the south eastern part of Fiji's largest Island, Viti Levu.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Siteri Tikoca
originator
position: Conservation Officer
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti
249 Rewa Street, Suva, Fiji
Suva
FJ
email: stikoca@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturefiji.org/pj-tags/macro-moths/
Siteri Tikoca
metadata author
position: Conservation Officer
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti
249 Rewa Street, Suva, Fiji
Suva
FJ
email: stikoca@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturefiji.org/pj-tags/macro-moths/
Siteri Tikoca
point of contact
position: Conservation Officer
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti
249 Rewa Street, Suva, Fiji
Suva
FJ
email: stikoca@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturefiji.org/pj-tags/macro-moths/
Marika Tuiwawa
curator
position: Curator
South Pacific Regional Herbarium
USP, Laucala Bay, Suva
Suva
email: marika.tuiwawa@usp.ac.fj
homepage: https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=ias_herbarium0
Ainsof So'o
programmer
position: Technical point of contact
SPREP
WS
email: ainsofs@sprep.org
Siteri Tikoca
administrative point of contact
position: Conservation Officer
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti
249 Rewa Street, Suva, Fiji
Suva
FJ
email: stikoca@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturefiji.org/pj-tags/macro-moths/
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