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John Clayton's Fijian Moth Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Tikoca S, Clayton J (2018). John Clayton's Fijian Moth Collection. Version 1.4. South Pacific Regional Herbarium. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/9flxie accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-24.

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.

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/

Taxonomic Coverages

This collection includes both macro-moth and micro-moth collections from Fiji.
  1. Lepidoptera
    common name: Moths rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Numerous Islands in Fiji.

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/
John Clayton
metadata author
John Clayton
15 Whinny Brae, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 2HU, United Kingdom
GB
email: john.clayton11@gmail.com
Marika Tuiwawa
curator
position: Curator
South Pacific Regional Herbarium
Suva
email: marika.tuiwawa@usp.ac.fj
John Clayton
administrative point of contact
position: Collector and Curator
John Clayton
15 Whinny Brae, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 2HU, United Kingdom
email: john.clayton11@gmail.com
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/
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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