Butterfly Biodiversity Survey in Melbourne 2017

2017 observations of butterfly biodiversity and flower-butterfly interactions in the City of Melbourne. The Our City's Little Gems project extended a prior insect survey to focus solely on butterflies, with all records containing coordinates. Data includes species, environmental, and location information.

Use Cases

• Map butterfly species distributions using the provided coordinate records
• Analyze flower-butterfly interaction patterns from species and environmental data
• Model urban biodiversity by integrating species records with location information

Strengths

• All records contain geographic coordinates for spatial analysis
• Data focuses specifically on butterfly-flower interactions, extending a broader insect survey
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, JSON, CSV, and GEOJSON

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting statistical power assessment
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single three-month period from January to March 2017
• Lack of column details prevents understanding of specific recorded features

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Field survey observations from the Our City's Little Gems project

Time Range

January - March 2017

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, though the underlying observations are from 2017.

Geography

City of Melbourne, Australia