ConDidact Citizen Science Surveys - Spiders 2004 Butterflies 2005

Jesper Bønløkke1, Isabel Calabuig2, Lotte Endsleff3

1 ConDidact, , Denmark; 2 Danish Biodiversity Information Facility (DanBIF), Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark; 3 DanBIF - Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, , Denmark

Corresponding author(s): Jesper Bønløkke (jeb@condidact.dk), Isabel Calabuig (ICalabuig@snm.ku.dk), Lotte Endsleff (lendsleff@snm.ku.dk)

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Resource Citation

ConDidact Citizen Science Surveys (2012): Spiders 2004 Butterflies 2005. v5.1. Danske-Dyr, Condidact. Dataset/Occurrence. http://danbif.au.dk/ipt/resource?r=ds18&amp;v=5.1

Abstract

Danish: Den store Sommerfuglejagt 2005 + Den store Edderkoppejagt 2004.
Occurrence dataset created by two citizen science projects, conducted in August and September, 2004 (Spiders), and in August to October, 2005 (Butterflies), in Denmark. The survey was organized by ConDidact (Danish private company with several websites used for teaching pupils about e.g. Danish animals, www.danske-dyr.dk). 
In the Spider survey, the participants searched for 3 species of spiders: 
•	Araneus diadematus (Garden Cross Spider, Danish: Korsedderkop)
•	Araneus quadratus (Four Spot Orb Weaver, Danish: Kvadratedderkop)
•	Argiope bruennichi (Orb-weaving Spider, Danish: Hvepseedderkop)
In the Butterfly survey, the participants searched for 6 species of butterflies: 
•	Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral, Danish: Admiral)
•	Aglais io (Peacock Butterfly, European Peacock , Danish: Dagpåfugleøje)
•	Polygonia c-album (Comma Butterfly, Danish: Det Hvide C)
•	Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell, Danish: Nældens takvinge)
•	Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak, Camberwell Beauty, Danish: Sørgekåbe)
•	Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady, Danish: Tidselsommerfugl)
The project invited the public to search for specific species in their local area. Species descriptions, instructions etc. were made available on a project website (http://danske-dyr.dk/Sv%C3%A6r/naturjagter/Den%20store%20Edderkoppejagt%202004/ and http://danske-dyr.dk/Sv%C3%A6r/naturjagter/Den%20store%20sommerfuglejagt%202005/). Observations of species could be submitted through an online form. The species observations were documented by digital photos, and later were validated by scientific experts.

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, Citizen Science, Spiders, Araneae, Arachnida, Butterflies, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae

Data published through GBIF: http://danbif.au.dk/ipt/resource?r=ds18

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Selected Danish spider and butterfly species.
Taxonomic ranks
Order: Araneae, Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Common names: Spiders, Butterflies

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Denmark
Coordinates: 54°25'48''N and 57°50'24''N Latitude; 7°47'60''E and 15°29'24''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: August 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004

Temporal coverage: August 1, 2005 - October 31, 2005

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive ConDidact Citizen Science Surveys - Spiders 2004 Butterflies 2005
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://danbif.au.dk/ipt/archive.do?r=ds18
Publication date of data: 2015-12-09
Language: English
Licences of use: This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode">Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License</a>.

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2012-11-07
Hierarchy level: Dataset