Is there an app to identify butterflies?

Butterfly Conservation’s new Smartphone app has just been launched. iRecord Butterflies, is completely free and is available for iOS and Android devices. iRecord Butterflies will guide you through the identification of any butterfly than you see in the UK.

How do I know what kind of butterfly I have?

Butterfly Identification: Color, Size, Shape Some butterflies have wing shapes or marks that you’ll start to recognize by family. The skippers, for instance, have small wings, while the longwings have narrow wings, and the commas and question marks have “punctuation” on their wings.

How do you do a butterfly survey?

The method involves making a minimum of two visits to a randomly selected square near between May and August to count butterflies along two 1km survey lines running roughly north-south through the square.

Where do I report butterfly sightings?

Send your butterfly and moth records to us by email to: [email protected]. and any other interesting comments you wish to provide. Small White 2, Small Copper 1, Small Blue 14, Small Heath 15 at O254515, Portrane sand dunes, County Dublin.

What is a butterfly chart?

A butterfly chart (also referred as Tornado chart or Divergent chart) is a type of bar chart used to compare two data sets at a time. This chart plots the data as two horizontal bars with the same X-axis in the center, resembling the butterfly wings.

What is a butterfly transect?

Butterfly transects are a way of measuring changes in the abundance and variety of butterflies present at a site from year to year. This requires a commitment to record weekly throughout the main six-month period in which butterflies fly in the UK, or if monitoring a single species, the flight period of that species.

Why do people survey butterflies?

Butterflies are generally considered to be good indicator species, as they are particularly sensitive to subtle changes in habitat or climate, therefore butterfly surveys are a straightforward and very useful tool in determining the success of management on a site and in influencing its future management.

What time of the year do you see butterflies?

They come in during late summer/early autumn when it is still warm outside and our houses appear to provide suitably cool, sheltered dry conditions. However, come Christmas, when the central heating is cranked up, such butterflies may be awoken prematurely by high indoor temperatures.

What time of year are butterflies most active?

Summer is peak butterfly season with warm, sunny weather that sends colorful sulphurs, monarchs and swallowtails flitting through our gardens. But you might be surprised to know that there’s some significant butterfly activity in every season. Take a look at what you might expect to see throughout the year.

Is there an app that can identify butterflies?

The app has an impressively smooth, well-designed user interface all while being incredibly intuitive and easy to use. This app is really the future of citizen science and can be useful to people from seasoned experts to novices who’ve never identified a butterfly in their lives.

Where did the iRecord butterflies app come from?

The iRecord Butterflies app was developed by Natural Apptitude thanks to funding and support from the Biological Records Centre at the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

How do you report sightings of butterflies on iRecord?

The iRecord Butterflies app makes submitting your sightings really easy. Once you’ve identified the butterfly, enter a few simple pieces of information, such as the number that you saw and a place name (important so that the sightings can be checked on maps) and submit.

How can I find out where I saw a butterfly?

Once you’ve identified the butterfly, enter a few simple pieces of information, such as the number that you saw and a place name (important so that the sightings can be checked on maps) and submit. The app will automatically calculate where you are (using the GPS in the Smartphone) and provide a grid reference for your sighting.