DOI: 10.15468/dd.7nddkr
title: Yosemite Butterfly Data for Species Distribution Maps

description: This dataset was created to supplement other data in making butterfly species distribution maps of Yosemite National Park
This dataset was created by importing Butterflies in California that were preserved specimens, human observations, or from literature. They also had to have coordinates, no geospatial issues, 1000m coordinate uncertainty, and a status of present. This data was then clipped to the boundaries of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. Data with the following issues were filtered out:
"TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_INDIVIDUAL_COUNT", "TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;COLLECTION_MATCH_FUZZY", "TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;INSTITUTION_COLLECTION_MISMATCH", "GEODETIC_DATUM_ASSUMED_WGS84;TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;COLLECTION_MATCH_FUZZY",
 "GEODETIC_DATUM_ASSUMED_WGS84;TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK", "TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_INDIVIDUAL_COUNT;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;COLLECTION_MATCH_FUZZY", "TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_INDIVIDUAL_COUNT;AMBIGUOUS_COLLECTION;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY", "RECORDED_DATE_MISMATCH;TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;COLLECTION_MATCH_FUZZY", "COORDINATE_REPROJECTED;TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_INDIVIDUAL_COUNT;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;INSTITUTION_COLLECTION_MISMATCH", "TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_INDIVIDUAL_COUNT;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;INSTITUTION_COLLECTION_MISMATCH", "COORDINATE_ROUNDED;TAXON_MATCH_HIGHERRANK;OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_INDIVIDUAL_COUNT;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY;INSTITUTION_COLLECTION_MISMATCH", "GEODETIC_DATUM_INVALID;GEODETIC_DATUM_ASSUMED_WGS84;OCCURRENCE_STATUS_INFERRED_FROM_INDIVIDUAL_COUNT;AMBIGUOUS_COLLECTION;INSTITUTION_MATCH_FUZZY")
The specimen with OID 399 was also filtered out. 
 Species were filtered according to the species list on the Yosemite Butterflies app. Synonyms were also changed to match the app. Subspecies were also combined back to species level. Below are changes:
 "Lycaeides" -&gt; "Plebejus" 
 "Aglais" -&gt; "Nymphalis"
 "Celastrina_ladon"-&gt; "Celastrina_echo" 
 "Icaricia_icarioides"-&gt; "Plebejus_icarioides" 
"Cupido_podarce"-&gt; "Plebejus_podarce"
 "Cynthia"-&gt; "Vanessa"
 "coenia"-&gt; "grisea"
 "Limenitis_bredowii"-&gt; "Adelpha_bredowii"
"Incisalia"-&gt; "Callophrys"
 "Lycaeides"-&gt; "Plebejus"
 "Everes_amyntula"-&gt; "Cupido_amyntula"
 "Strymon_sylvinus"-&gt; "Satyrium_sylvinus"
"Strymon_saepium"-&gt; "Satyrium_saepium"
 "Mitoura_nelsoni"-&gt; "Callophrys_gryneus"
 "Occidryas"-&gt; "Euphydryas"
 "Coenonympha_californica"-&gt; "Coenonympha_tullia"
 "Polygonia_zephyrus"-&gt; "Polygonia_gracilis"
 "Anthocharis_julia"-&gt; "Antocharis_sara"
 "Oeneis_ivallda"-&gt; "Oeneis_chryxus"
 "Cupido_fulla"-&gt; "Cupido_amyntula"
 "Philotes_intermedia"-&gt; "Euphilotes_battoides"
 "Thecla_cygnus"-&gt; "Satyrium_californica" 
 "Phyciodes_campestris"-&gt; "Phyciodes_pulchella" 
 "Icaricia_shasta"-&gt; "Plebejus_shasta" 
 "Antocharis"-&gt; "Anthocharis" 
 "Mitoura_gryneus"-&gt; "Callophrys_gryneus" 
 "Icaricia_lupini"-&gt; "Plebejus_lupini" 
 "Icaricia_saepiolus"-&gt; "Plebejus_saepiolus" 
 "Coenonympha_california"-&gt; "Coenonympha_tullia"
 "Cupido_clara"-&gt; "Cupido_clara"
 "Deciduphagus_augustinus"-&gt; "Callophrys_augustinus"
 "Elkalyce_comyntas"-&gt; "Cupido_comyntas"
 "Euphilotes_glaucon"-&gt; "Euphilotes_battoides"
 "Euphilotes_bernardino"-&gt; "Euphilotes_battoides"
 "Mitoura_siva"-&gt; "Callophrys_gryneus" 
 "Phyciodes_montana"-&gt; "Phyciodes_pulchella" 
 "Plebejus_glandon"-&gt; "Plebejus_podarce" 
 "Plebejus_scudderii"-&gt; "Plebejus_idas" 
 "Plebejus_anna"-&gt; "Plebejus_idas" 
 "Speyeria_leto"-&gt; "Speyeria_cybele" 
 "Thecla_iroides"-&gt; "Callophrys_augustinus" 
 "Euchloe_lotta"-&gt; "Euchloe_hyantis" 
 "Thecla_pudica"-&gt; "Strymon_melinus" 
 "Hesperia_harpalus"-&gt; "Hesperia_colorado"
This was then filtered to a final 95 species composed of:
"Nymphalis_californica" "Polygonia_gracilis" "Hesperia_juba" "Pyrgus_ruralis" 
 "Erynnis_propertius" "Celastrina_echo" "Plebejus_icarioides" "Colias_eurytheme" 
 "Glaucopsyche_lygdamus" "Parnassius_clodius" "Danaus_plexippus" "Vanessa_cardui" 
 "Pontia_protodice" "Satyrium_californica" "Coenonympha_tullia" "Plebejus_podarce" 
"Chlosyne_palla" "Papilio_eurymedon" "Speyeria_hydaspe" "Boloria_epithore" 
"Papilio_rutulus" "Anthocharis_sara" "Euphydryas_chalcedona" "Junonia_grisea" 
"Plebejus_saepiolus" "Adelpha_bredowii" "Nymphalis_antiopa" "Callophrys_eryphon" 
"Polites_sabuleti" "Pieris_rapae" "Lycaena_editha" "Pyrgus_communis" 
"Lycaena_helloides" "Chlosyne_hoffmanni" "Plebejus_acmon" "Pontia_occidentalis" 
"Callophrys_sheridanii" "Plebejus_melissa" "Erynnis_persius" "Thessalia_leanira" 
"Epargyreus_clarus" "Vanessa_annabella" "Thorybes_mexicana" "Euphilotes_battoides" 
"Cupido_amyntula" "Nymphalis_milberti" "Vanessa_virginiensis" "Lycaena_rubidus" 
"Speyeria_egleis" "Plebejus_idas" "Limenitis_lorquini" "Apodemia_mormo" 
"Plebejus_lupini" "Euphilotes_enoptes" "Papilio_zelicaon" "Speyeria_zerene" 
"Satyrium_sylvinus" "Cercyonis_pegala" "Satyrium_saepium" "Lycaena_xanthoides" 
"Speyeria_callippe" "Lycaena_arota" "Lycaena_cupreus" "Strymon_melinus" 
"Erynnis_pacuvius" "Pontia_sisymbrii" "Neophasia_menapia" "Plebejus_shasta" 
"Callophrys_gryneus" "Speyeria_mormonia" "Hesperia_nevada" "Euphydryas_editha" 
 "Colias_behrii" "Papilio_indra" "Hesperia_colorado" "Oeneis_chryxus" 
"Euchloe_ausonides" "Callophrys_spinetorum" "Glaucopsyche_piasus" "Phyciodes_orseis" 
 "Polygonia_satyrus" "Lycaena_phlaeas" "Ochlodes_sylvanoides" "Lycaena_nivalis" 
 "Callophrys_augustinus" "Thorybes_diversus" "Pieris_marginalis" "Euchloe_hyantis" 
"Cercyonis_oetus" "Hesperia_miriamae" "Phyciodes_pulchella" "Lycaena_mariposa" 
"Lycaena_heteronea" "Speyeria_cybele"

Data was then filtered to only include coordinates and species name.