Spatial occurrence records and distributions of tropical Asian butterflies
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F25%3A106094" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/25:106094 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05333-w" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05333-w</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05333-w" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41597-025-05333-w</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Spatial occurrence records and distributions of tropical Asian butterflies
Original language description
Insect biogeography is poorly documented globally, particularly in the tropics. Recent intensive research in tropical Asia, combined with increasingly available records from citizen science, provides an opportunity to map the distributions of tropical Asian butterflies. We compiled a dataset of 730,190 occurrences of 3,752 tropical Asian butterfly species by aggregating records from GBIF (651,285 records), published literature (27,217), published databases (37,695), and unpublished data (13,993). Here, we present this dataset and single-species distribution maps of 1,576 species. Using these maps, along with records of the 2,176 remaining species, we identified areas of limited sampling (e.g., Myanmar and New Guinea) and predicted areas of high diversity (Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo). This dataset can be leveraged for a range of studies on Asian and tropical butterflies, including 1) species biogeography, 2) sampling prioritization to fill gaps, 3) biodiversity hotspot mapping, and 4) conservation evaluation and planning. We encourage the continued development of this dataset and the associated code as a tool for the conservation of tropical Asian insects.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10619 - Biodiversity conservation
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Scientific Data
ISSN
2052-4463
e-ISSN
2052-4463
Volume of the periodical
12
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
001507933600002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105008502592