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Lepidoptera collection, South Norway

Citation

Selås V (2019). Lepidoptera collection, South Norway. Version 1.4. Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/grazco accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-01-24.

Description

The data set is based on a private lepidoptera collection also used for teaching, and gives information about individuals of ca. 800 species of lepidoptera collected in South Norway during 1976–2018.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The most frequently sampled area is Aust-Agder County.

Sampling

Light trapping and insect net in Aust-Agder, only insect net in other counties

Method steps

  1. The species were identified by use of different lepidoptera guides, but for some of the rare species, experts in the field were consulted.

Taxonomic Coverages

Lepidoptera
  1. Lepidoptera
    common name: Butterflies and moths rank: order

Geographic Coverages

South Norway

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Vidar Selås
originator
position: Professor
NMBU
NO
email: vidar.selas@nmbu.no
homepage: http://www.nmbu.no
Vidar Selås
metadata author
position: Professor
NMBU
NO
email: vidar.selas@nmbu.no
homepage: http://www.nmbu.no
Vidar Bakken
user
position: Head Engineer
University Center for Information Technology, University of Oslo
NO
email: vidar.bakken@usit.uio.no
Vidar Selås
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
NMBU
NO
email: vidar.selas@nmbu.no
homepage: http://www.nmbu.no
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