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Butterflies, New York State, 2002

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
200201
Title
Butterflies, New York State, 2002
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, Virginia
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007323
Abstract
This Butterfly Occurrence Database portrays the occurrence of butterflies in counties in New York State. Butterfly occurrence data are cumulative, so positive occurrence data do not necessarily imply current residence of the species. Most records are from the last 30 to 40 years, with a few records that date from as early as the late 1800's.
Purpose
These data are intended for use in publications at a scale of 1:2,000,000 or smaller. Due to the small scale, the primary use is for regional and national data display and analysis, rather than specific local data analysis. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
Supplemental Information
This data set must be used together with the dBASE IV file bflyspt.dbf. Bflyspt.dbf describes the butterfly species to which this occurrence data applies. To create maps that are similar to the maps in the National Atlas http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp, butflyt.dbf can be joined to the 2000 county boundaries available from the National Atlas download page, http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2002
Bounding Box
West
-79.763237
East
-71.86998
North
45.006142
South
40.506001
Theme Keyword
butterflies
lepidoptera
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
biota
environment
Theme Keyword
biology
environment
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
New York (State)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Irregular
Point of Contact
Contact Person
Terry Shaffer
Delivery Point
8711 37th Street Southeast
City
Jamestown
State
ND
Postal Code
58401
Contact Telephone
701-253-5522
Contact Electronic Mail Address
terry_shaffer@usgs.gov
Credit
The following people and organizations contributed to the original data set compiled by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC). Contributors are listed by project. Butterflies of the Eastern United States (Opler): Museum collections surveyed by the compiler were the National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC); Frost Museum, Pennsylvania State University; and the E. O. Essig Museum, University of California at Berkeley. Other State institutional collections were surveyed by contributors. The contributors should receive most of the credit for the many days afield and the many hours spent compiling records. The names of the many collectors or naturalists who provided data to State compilers or for recently published State treatments are not all included, but their contributions were crucial of course. Dr. John M. Burns (USNM), Dr. K.C. Kim (Frost Museum), and Dr. J.A. Powell (Essig Museum) kindly allowed the NPWRC compiler to examine collections under their care. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided logistic support. All work by the compiler was carried out during non-duty hours. In New York, many thanks to J. Ingraham and L.L. Pechumen. Additional persons who provided county records are listed in the acknowledgments section of the Peterson Field Guide to Butterflies of Eastern North America (Opler and Malikul, 1992). Museum collections examined for Western records include the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
Native Data Set Environment
dBASE IV
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
All records in the original files were checked by a qualified lepidopterist before inclusion. Both compilation and checking were performed manually and there is a possibility that some errors may remain.
Logical Consistency Report
Not applicable
Completeness Report
This data file includes information for all counties in the United States where population information is available. A species is reported as present in a county if there is a specimen in an institutional or private collection, or a reliable literature record such as a citation in an original description, a monograph, or a State compilation. Records may represent either resident or stray status. Lack of data for a county indicates that no records exist, rather than that no species are present. This data is cumulative, so a positive record does not necessarily imply current residence of the species.
Lineage
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division
Publication Date
1995
Title
Text file of butterfly occurrence information
Publication Information
Publication Place
Jamestown, ND
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Type of Source Media
electronic mail system
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1995
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Spatial and attribute information
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division
Publication Date
1995
Title
Text file of butterfly common names and species
Publication Information
Publication Place
Jamestown, ND
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Type of Source Media
electronic mail system
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
Unknown
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute information
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
199809
Title
Butterfly Occurrence Database
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, Virginia
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1995
Source Currentness Reference
publication date of source material
Contribution
attribute information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
Polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
62
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000278
Longitude Resolution
0.000278
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
GRS1980
Semi-major Axis
6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Butterfly occurrences; described by butflyt.dbf
Entity Type Definition
Whether a butterfly has been reported in a given county; listed as a table of butterfly distribution
Entity Type Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Attributes
Fips
The State and county FIPS code for the area to which the occurrence data applies. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Specie#
The Species number where # is a number from 1 to 789. The species numbers represent butterfly species, which are identified by Species name, Family, Subfamily, and Common name in bflyspt.dbf. The species number in butflyt.dbf corresponds to the number listed under Column in the bflyspt.dbf file. For example, the Specie3 field contains occurrence data for Achalarus casica (Common name: Desert Cloudywing) butterflies.
0
The butterfly species defined for the field has not been reported in the county. Counties are identified in the "Fips" column.
1
The butterfly species defined for the field has been reported in the county. Counties are identified in the "Fips" column.
2
The butterfly species defined for the field has been reported in the county, but the report has not been confirmed. Counties are identified in the "Fips" column.
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Format Name
metadata
Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/23/cugir-007323.zip
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/23/fgdc.xml
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/23/fgdc.html
Online Access
https://setup.cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wms?version=1.1.0request=GetMaplayers=cugir007323bbox=-80.00003471000001,40.37099677,-71.63318229,45.14114623width=256height=145srs=EPSG:4326format=image/png
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20220714
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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