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KWP Lepidoptera Collection (Arctos)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Sikes D (2023). KWP Lepidoptera Collection (Arctos). University of Alaska Museum of the North. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/u4fp2u accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-03.

Description

Kenelm W. Philip Lepidoptera collection,includes the Alaska Lepidoptera Survey (ALS) collection. ALS was a citizen science initiative lead by Dr. Philip that was active from 1970 to 2014 and included over 600 people. 90% of the KWP pinned collection (~43,200 specimens) will be transferred to the NMNH in August 2018.

Purpose

The purpose of the KWP collection was primarily to understand the diversity fna distribution of butterflies in the Beringian region.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Eastern Russia, Alaska, western Canada (aka Beringia). Sampled during spring, summer (primarily), and fall.

Sampling

Aerial net and black light traps were used to collect Lepidoptera. Some sites were repeatedly visited on multiple years, many were not.

Method steps

  1. Specimens were stored initially in field envelopes, the KWP collection has 37,151 specimens stored within field envelopes; some were transferred to curated envelopes stored by collection event, (37,389 specimens), and some were mounted on pins and spread (49,636 specimens). Identifications were mostly by Kenelm Philip and Clifford Ferris (for moths). Georeferencing was initially performed by use of topographic maps. Post 2014 georeferencing was performed using Google Earth, GeoLocate, etc.

Additional info

The KWP collection was used to produce: Philip, K.W., Ferris, C.D. 2016. Butterflies of Alaska: A Field Guide. 2nd ed. Alaska Entomological Society. 110 pp. ISBN 978-1-945170-60-7.

Taxonomic Coverages

Lepidoptera, primarily butterflies
  1. Lepidoptera
    common name: Butterflies and Moths rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Eastern Russia, Alaska, western Canada, (aka Beringia)

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Derek Sikes
originator
position: Curator of Insects
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Dr
Fairbanks
99775
Alaska
US
email: dssikes@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-2365
Derek Sikes
metadata author
position: Curator of Insects
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Dr
Fairbanks
99775
Alaska
US
email: dssikes@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-2365
Laura Russell
programmer
position: Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
Derek Sikes
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Insects
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Dr
Fairbanks
99775
Alaska
US
email: dssikes@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-2365
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