Quantitative data from six years (2013-2018) of light trap sampling of macromoths (Lepidoptera) in Mt. Hallasan National Park, South Korea
Cite this dataset
Choi, Sei-Woong; Na, Sang-Hyeon (2020). Quantitative data from six years (2013-2018) of light trap sampling of macromoths (Lepidoptera) in Mt. Hallasan National Park, South Korea [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.d7wm37pxq
Abstract
Methods
Moths were collected once a month from May to October each year during the period of 2013–2018. To reduce inter-site variations caused by weather or moonlight on moth catches in each trap, we sampled macromoths simultaneously at each of the six sites. Moth sampling was conducted from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. local time. The moth samples were kept in a plastic container and transferred to the laboratory of Mokpo National University, where moth identification was made. A light bucket trap that included a 22 W ultraviolet light with a 12 V battery (BioQuip Co., USA) was used to collect insects at each survey site. Moths in the dataset included 14 Lepidopteran families: Bombycidae, Drepanidae, Erebidae, Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Limacodidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, and Zygaenidae.
Usage notes
This dataset can be effectively used to be a baseline for development of a network-oriented database to assess the temporal and spatial changes of macromoths in temperate and tropical forests.
Funding
National Research Foundation of Korea, Award: 2018R1D1A1B07046637