Occurrence dataset Registered June 04, 2018

    PollardBase

    Ries L • Sellers E

    Description

    PollardBase is a data entry and management system for butterfly monitoring programs that follow protocols similar to those described by Ernie Pollard and have become known in the butterfly world as “Pollard Walks”. All these programs use trained volunteers who walk set routes multiple times during each season and over several years. Butterfly monitoring data published by PollardBase collaborators includes the following collaborator’s datasets:

    PollardBase - Cascades Butterfly Project; PollardBase - Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network; PollardBase - Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network; PollardBase - Iowa Butterfly Survey Network; PollardBase - Michigan Butterfly network; PollardBase - Missouri Botanical Garden; PollardBase - Orange County Butterfly Monitoring Network; PollardBase - Tennessee Butterfly Monitoring Network.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    United States of America

    Latitude
    From 23.564 to 71.856
    Longitude
    From -168.75 to -71.719

    Taxonomic scope

    Description

    Butterflies and moths.

    Coverage
    Lepidopterabutterflies, moths, papillons, papillons de nuit, Borboleta, Mariposa

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • Leslie Ries

      Originator
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Georgetown University
      Position
      Principle Investigator, PollardBase
      Roles
      Originator
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone
    • Elizabeth Sellers

      Metadata author
      Organization
      United States Geological Survey
      Position
      Data Development Specialist
      Address
      12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 302
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Email
      Phone

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    June 04, 2018
    Metadata last modified
    March 01, 2023
    Publication date
    June 04, 2018
    Hosted by
    United States Geological Survey
    Installation
    USGS GBIF-US IPT
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/phlkto
    Alternative identifiers

    Citation

    Ries L, Sellers E (2018). PollardBase. Version 1.2. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/phlkto accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-10.