Description
This dataset contains select insects collected from two malaise traps located in Orleans County, Vermont, USA. The Malaise traps were set a few feet above the ground, with one in a suburban garden and the other in a rural yard at the interface between a large wetland complex and mixed hardwood forest. Collection vials were retrieved every few weeks as necessary during the growing season. All bees (Anthophila) and lady beetles (Coccinellidae) collected were identified and included in this dataset. Some other insects were included as incidental records. Ichneumonid wasps (Ichneumonidae) and other taxonomic groups will be added as they are processed and determined.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 32 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Hardy S, Frey J (2023): Select Insect Specimens from Malaise Traps in Orleans County, Vermont, USA. v1.2. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Dataset/Samplingevent. https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=orleans&v=1.2
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Vermont Center for Ecostudies. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 30968d94-12c8-48d6-9cc7-1a407f4c5e1b. Vermont Center for Ecostudies publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by U.S. Geological Survey.
Keywords
Samplingevent
Contacts
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- Originator
Geographic Coverage
Barton, Vermont, USA
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [44.738, -72.186], North East [44.777, -72.124] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All bees (Anthophila) and lady beetles (Coccinellidae) collected have been databased. Other insects included as incidental records. Ichneumonid wasps will be added at a later date.
| Infraorder | Anthophila (Bees) |
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| Family | Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles) |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2021-05-10 / 2022-10-06 |
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Project Data
https://val.vtecostudies.org/
| Title | Vermont Atlas of Life |
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| Identifier | VAL |
| Study Area Description | State of Vermont, USA |
| Design Description | https://val.vtecostudies.org/ |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Malaise traps set a few feet above the ground, one in a suburban garden, the other in a rural yard at the interface between a large wetland complex and mixed hardwood forest. Collection vials were retrieved every few weeks as necessary through the growing season.
| Study Extent | Insects collected from malaise traps run from May to October 2021 at two sites near Barton VT |
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| Quality Control | Bee specimen ID by Spencer Hardy and Michael Veit |
Method step description:
- Insects were stored in ethanol. Bees were rinsed, pinned, and labeled following standard protocols. Some distinctive non-bees were not pinned but counted and preserved in separate vials with ethanol. Remaining insects were shipped to Brandon Claridge for Ichneumonid work and further distribution of additional taxa.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Vermont Center for Ecostudies - Vermont Atlas of Life |
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| Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol, Pinned |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 30968d94-12c8-48d6-9cc7-1a407f4c5e1b |
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| https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=orleans |