A butterflies only map would also be interesting
The Beetles of Korea …
Every time I look at this map the first thing that comes to mind is a typhoon coming in from the southwest with the red dot of Daegu the eye of the storm. The top two most common RG beetles are ladybird beetles while scarabs contribute four representatives. The last remaining species - and the only one with no English common name - is Enochrus simulans, a member of Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles.
From what I can see, E. simulans is leading for Ulsan due to a researcher uploading several observations of the species and a relatively low number of RG beetle observations from the city in general – 47 observations and 36 species. Two RG observations is enough for a species to enter the Top-8 there.
Four regions switched from one ladybird beetle to another while Daegu in the southeast matches the switch to Exomala orientalis of the capital (Seoul) and surrounding region (Gyeonggi) in the northwest.
Ladybird beetles, stag beetles, and rhinoceros beetles are all relatively charismatic so I can understand why they top the number of most common RG observations. It also doesn’t hurt that the ladybird beetle larvae are relatively easy to encounter and identify even in urban environments. The list of second most-commonly observed RG beetles also includes a leaf beetle, a longhorn beetle, a ground beetle (C. smaragdinus), and a tiger beetle (C. chiloleuca).
Checking the details for C. chiloleuca, 10 observations come from one specific location - Sorae Marsh Ecology Park - in Incheon. Ulsan does its own thing with C. smaragdinus.
Edit:
The first eight regions listed on the left of the map (Seoul - Sejong) are self-governing cities while the remaining nine are provinces. Here is a link to a map with all of the administrative regions marked for anyone who would like a reference.
Lots of introduced butterflies in Hawaii: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=11&taxon_id=47224&view=species&native=false
Looks like there are only 2 native species: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=11&taxon_id=47224&view=species&native=true
Two endemic species, three native species. Monarch is native but is currently listed as introduced in iNat for some reason.
I thought monarch was introduced to Hawaii. Also introduced in many other countries, the original population is migratory in the continental US.
Nice work, but…
Korean (arthropods) are lucky to have their own scientific name…
For me, North American maps are illegible, because none of the English common names mean anything to me! (And it’s not a question of language, because French common names would be just as useless to me).
Two more maps:
The first eight regions listed on the left of the map (Seoul - Sejong) are self-governing cities while the remaining nine are provinces. Here is a link to a map with all of the administrative regions marked for anyone who would like a reference.
So … how about those Spongy Moths and Asian Commas?
I made one for beetles. The species marked (IN) are introduced.
It’s kind of hard to see on the map so I’m noting here that Prince Edward Island is colored in red (Seven-spotted Lady Beetle).
I made yet another map. This time for all insects. I included Puerto Rico in this map too. “Eurasian Lady Beetle” is not the name of a species, but a description. One is an Asian species and the other is a European species. (IN) stands for introduced.
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