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Dally, T., Evans, W.L., Jane, J. (2021). Morphometric measurements relating to 177 macro-moth species collected in the UK, 2017. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/3a813bd9-59ae-476e-a170-ab83fe1587b2
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Morphometric measurements relating to 177 macro-moth species collected in the UK, 2017
A collection of six morphometric measurements (forewing length, body length, thorax length, thorax width, abdomen length, and abdomen width) relating to the 177 macro-moth species sampled by two Rothamsted Insect Survey (RIS) light traps (Bentley Wood and Porton Down III) from 33 days across 2017 (11-14 & 31 May; 1, 14-21 & 25-27 June; and 1-11, 17-18, and 24-26 July).
Publication date: 2021-06-29
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2017-05-11 to 2017-07-26
Provenance & quality
Since the RIS light-trap network does not collect and store physical samples, our morphometric trait database was primarily constructed using images of these 177 macro-moth species, namely digitised specimens from the collection of the Natural History Museum, London (NHM). Measurements were taken from 5 randomly-selected digitised specimens per species using ImageJ software. Where significant sexual dimorphism was present within a species, 5 specimens were randomly selected per sex per species.
For macro-moth species without digitised records from the NHM, measurements were taken from the (to scale) photographic colour plates within Skinner, B. 2009. Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. 3rd ed. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books, using Duratool digital callipers (resolution: 0.1mm; accuracy: ±0.2mm).
For macro-moth species without digitised records from the NHM, measurements were taken from the (to scale) photographic colour plates within Skinner, B. 2009. Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. 3rd ed. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books, using Duratool digital callipers (resolution: 0.1mm; accuracy: ±0.2mm).
Citations
Lukach, M., Dally, T., Evans, W., Hassall, C., Duncan, E.J., Bennett, L., Addison, F.I., Kunin, W.E., Chapman, J.W., & Neely, R.R., III. (2022). The development of an unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis of dual‐polarization weather surveillance radar observations to assess nocturnal insect abundance and diversity. In T. Sankey & M. Van Den Broeke (Eds.), Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (Vol. 8, Issue 5, pp. 698–716). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.270
Correspondence/contact details
Dr. Thomas Dally
School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
fbstmd@leeds.ac.uk
Authors
Dally, T.
School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7314-656X
Evans, W.L.
School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
Jane, J.
School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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University of Leeds
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk