Butterflies Australia: A national database of butterfly distributions

  • Braby, Michael (PI)

    Project: Research

    Project Details

    Description

    Invertebrates in general are significantly understudied, and butterflies are a charismatic flagship taxa for championing the study of invertebrates by citizen scientists. Butterflies Australia is an online database for collecting records on the distribution and abundance of Australian butterflies. Citizen scientists will have the opportunity to learn how to identify butterflies in their local area, and to contribute by inputting their sightings into a national database via a web portal with expert moderators helping verify their records. Workshops on butterfly identification and how to conduct surveys will be run in many population centres around the country, and data will be collated, analysed, and communicated via a blog and newsletter.
    StatusFinished
    Effective start/end date5/01/1830/06/21

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