Swiss National Butterflies and Forester Moths Databank

Occurrences : gbif.org/occurrence/search?dataset_name=https://doi.org/10.15468/nmhuth This dataset is maintained by info fauna (National Data and Information Centre of Swiss Fauna), a member of InfoSpecies. It includes records of the butterflies (Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae) and forester moths (Zygaenidae)from Switzerland and the adjacent area. Data sources include field observations provided by a large network of volunteer collaborators, environmental impact studies, national inventories and red lists, literature and academic work.

The period covered by the data extends from 1775 to the present day. All data provided have been subject to a validation procedure. Nomenclature largely follows Wiemers et al. (2018 : doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.811.28712) for butterflies, as well as SwissLepTeam (2010) for Zygaenidae.