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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: NatureServe
Publication Date: 20090723
Title: Digital Distribution Map of the Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria
eremitus), an Important Pollinator
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Publisher: NatureServe
Description:
Abstract:
Plant pollinators play enormous
ecological and economic roles in natural and cultivated landscapes. Recent
studies suggest that some species of pollinators are suffering sharp population
declines, highlighting the need to increase our understanding of pollinator
natural history, population status, and distribution. Understanding this need,
the USGS asked NatureServe to develop detailed range maps of five pollinator
species, selected using several criteria (each species is a true pollinator,
has a wide distribution, pollinates a broad range of plants, is not
domesticated, is representative geographically and taxonomically, and is well
known).
This dataset contains a distribution map for the Hermit sphinx (Lintneria
eremitus), an important insect pollinator of the eastern
Sphinx moths have been popular with collectors since the 1800s, providing both
current and historic specimen records. This sphinx is also often photographed
as both adults and larvae in gardens and images easily found on the Internet
(usually as Sphinx eremitus). However it does not come readily to lights so
collectors sometimes overlook it.
Purpose: To produce a high-quality and up to date map of the distribution of the Hermit sphinx (Lintneria eremitus).
Time Period of Content:
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Description of Geographic
Extent: eastern
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate:
-98.071803
East Bounding Coordinate: -68.181023
North Bounding Coordinate: 46.827646
South Bounding Coordinate: 34.411576
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
none
Theme Keyword: NatureServe
Theme Keyword: pollinator
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: biota, 002
Theme Keyword: environment, 007
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus:
none
Place Keyword: Canada
Place Keyword: Ontario
Place Keyword: Quebec
Place Keyword: United States
Place Keyword: Connecticut
Place Keyword: Delaware
Place Keyword: Georgia
Place Keyword: Illinois
Place Keyword: Indiana
Place Keyword: Iowa
Place Keyword: Kentucky
Place Keyword: Maine
Place Keyword: Maryland
Place Keyword: Massachusetts
Place Keyword: Michigan
Place Keyword: Minnesota
Place Keyword: New Hampshire
Place Keyword: New Jersey
Place Keyword: New York
Place Keyword: North Carolina
Place Keyword: North Dakota
Place Keyword: Ohio
Place Keyword: Pennsylvania
Place Keyword: Rhode Island
Place Keyword: South Carolina
Place Keyword: South Dakota
Place Keyword: Tennessee
Place Keyword: Vermont
Place Keyword: Virginia
Place Keyword: West Virginia
Place Keyword: Wisconsin
Place Keyword: Kansas
Place Keyword: Missouri
Place Keyword: Nebraska
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic Keyword Thesaurus:
none
Taxonomic Keywords: moth
Taxonomic System:
Classification System/Authority:
Classification System Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Tuttle, J.P.
Publication Date: 2007
Title: The hawk moths of North America: A natural history study of the
Sphingidae of the
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Washington, D. C.
Publisher: The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation
Classification System Modifications: NOTE: This species was formerly placed in the genus Sphinx.
Taxonomic Classification:
Taxon Rank Name: Kingdom
Taxon Rank Value: Animalia
Taxonomic Classification:
Taxon Rank Name: Phylum
Taxon Rank Value: Mandibulata
Taxonomic Classification:
Taxon Rank Name: Class
Taxon Rank Value: Insecta
Taxonomic Classification:
Taxon Rank Name: Order
Taxon Rank Value: Lepidoptera
Taxonomic Classification:
Taxon Rank Name: Family
Taxon Rank Value: Sphingidae
Taxonomic Classification:
Taxon Rank Name: Genus
Taxon Rank Value: Lintneria
Taxonomic Classification:
Taxon Rank Name: Species
Taxon Rank Value: eremitus
Applicable Common Name: Hermit Sphinx
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
NatureServe grants to the public a
non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use these data for non-commercial,
educational purposes. These data may not be reposted on any website without
prior written permission from NatureServe. All such uses should provide
appropriate attribution. The datasets should be cited as follows:
NatureServe. 2009. Distribution of the Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus), an
Important Pollinator. Version 1.0.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Bruce Young
Contact Organization: NatureServe
Contact Position: Director,
Species Science
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physical address
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Data Set Credit:
We thank the curators and data
managers of the following museums and organizations for making specimen and
observational records available for use on this project: Academy of Natural
Sciences (ANSP),
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: NatureServe
Publication Date: 20090723
Title: Digital Distribution Map of Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), an
Important Pollinator
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Publisher: NatureServe
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: NatureServe
Publication Date: 20090723
Title: Digital Distribution Map of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio glaucus), an Important Pollinator
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Publisher: NatureServe
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: NatureServe
Publication Date: 20090723
Title: Digital Distribution Map of the Rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus
affinis), an Important Pollinator
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Publisher: NatureServe
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: NatureServe
Publication Date: 20090723
Title: Digital Distribution Map of the Southeastern Blueberry Bee
(Habropoda laboriosa), an Important Pollinator
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place:
Publisher: NatureServe
Logical Consistency Report:
Although we feel we did the best
job possible to produce an accurate database, some errors surely remain in the
data. Our knowledge of the Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus) distribution
continues to improve, so this map may be out of date by the time you see it.
Please alert Bruce Young (bruce_young@natureserve.org) of any errors you detect
in the data or of newly published information that would serve to update the
map. We will be constantly reviewing the scientific literature to keep abreast
of taxonomic and distributional changes. Updated map will be available for
download at NatureServe’s website (www.natureserve.org).
Completeness Report:
The range map depicts the current
known range of the species. To our knowledge, the map is complete. The species
may occur along the Gulf coast between
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
Version 1.0
To produce this map, we first compiled a database of
counties with confirmed records and then drew a polygon to encompass these
counties (excluding outliers). See Credit for list of museums consulted. Our
range map is rather similar to the Opler et al. (2009) map and is conservative
because we do not fill in gaps where there are few or no records. For example
we do not follow Tuttle (2007) in extending the range south from
We contacted Vernon Brou about the published and very disjunct
References consulted for the map:
Brimley, C.S. 1938. Insects of
Brou,
Brower, A. E. A list of the Lepidoptera of Maine: Part I. The
Macrolepidoptera. Life Sci. Agric. Exp. Stn. Tech. Bull. 66 1974.
Covell, C.V.O. 1999. The Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) of
Dyson, T. 2005. photo via
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/seremitu.htm
Farquhar, D.W. 1934. The Lepidoptera of
Forbes, Wm. T. M. 1948. Lepidoptera of
Handfield, L. 1999. Le guide des papillons du Québec. Volume 1.
Hodges, R. W. 1971. The Moths of America North of Mexico, fascicle 21
Sphingoidea. E. W.Classey Ltd and RBD Publications Inc,
Lepidoptera of Ojibway. 2008.
http://www.ojibway.ca/lepidoptera_of_ojibway.pdf
Moore, S. 1955. An Annotated List of the Moths of
Opler, Paul A., Kelly Lotts, and Thomas Naberhaus,
coordinators. 2009. Butterflies and Moths of
Poe-McGavin, J. 2008. Photo
via http://bugguide.net/node/view/220603/bgpage
Rickert, J. 2006. Photo via http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/seremitu.htm
Tietz, H.M., 1952. The Lepidoptera of
Tuttle, J. P. 2007. The hawk moths of North America: A natural history study of
the Sphingidae of the
Wolpert, C. 2008. Photo via http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/seremitu.htm
Scientists consulted for the map:
Les Ferge.
Ron Huber.
Steve Johnson,
Dale Schweitzer. Entomologist. NatureServe.
Process Date: 20090723
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Bruce Young
Contact Organization: NatureServe
Contact Position: Director,
Species Science
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and
physical address
Address: Apartado 358-1260
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Direct Spatial Reference Method:
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution:
0.000001
Longitude Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name:
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Digital
Distribution Maps of the Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus), an Important
Pollinator (version 1.0)
Entity Type Definition:
A digital map of
the distribution of Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus) in the
Entity Type Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute:
Attribute Label: AUTHORITY
Attribute Definition: Authority [name + year; in parentheses if genus
has changed since original description]
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text - name authorities
Attribute:
Attribute Label:
COLLECTOR_REFERENCE (county data)
Attribute Definition: The name of the collector or reference if from a
literature or on-line source.
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text - references
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COMPILER
Attribute Definition: Compiler [Name + date]
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text - names and dates
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COUNTRY (county
data)
Attribute Definition: Country where the species is recorded.
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: CA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value:
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COUNTY
(county data)
Attribute Definition:
County or other
sub-provincial / sub-state jurisdiction where the species is recorded.
United States - Map based on "County Boundaries of the United States,
2001", National Atlas of the United States
(http://www.nationalatlas.gov/mld/countyp.html)
Canada - Map based on "Canada Regional Municipalities" (regnmuni.sdc)
from ESRI® Data & Maps, 2007 World, Europe, United States, Canada, and
Mexico
Attribute Definition Source:
NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: County or sub-provincial / sub-state jurisdiction name.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DIST_COM
Attribute Definition: Distribution comments
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text comments
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ENGL_NAME
Attribute Definition: Common name in English
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text with species' common name
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FAMILY
Attribute Definition: Family - Appropriate taxonomic family for the
species.
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: taxonomic families
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FIPS
(county data)
Attribute Definition: For U.S. counties - FIPS Code: USGS-Standard code
for the county in which the Species is located. The FIPS code combines the
Attribute Definition Source: National Institute of Standards and
Technology; http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Counties and
Equivalent Entities of the
Codeset Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology;
http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ORIGIN
Attribute Definition: Origin - How / why is it there
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
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Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Native (year round)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Native (breeding seasons only)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Native (nonbreeding seasons only)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Native (as a passage migrant or
wanderer)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Native (seasonal permanence
uncertain)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Introduced (Alien) -
[anthropogenically since 1600]
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 7
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Either introduced or native
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 8
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Reintroduced
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Either reintroduced or introduced
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 10
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Vagrant (an unusual record where a
species does not regularly occur or migrate; only applicable to points)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 11
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Unknown
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PRESENCE
Attribute Definition: Presence - is / was it there
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Extant
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Presence - is / was it there
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Possibly present
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Presence - is / was it there
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Probably extinct/Historically
present but no recent records
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Presence - is / was it there
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Extinct
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Presence - is / was it there
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Extirpated purposely - (applies to
introduced species only)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Presence - is / was it there
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Occurs on indicated island chain,
but not necessarily on every island in the chain
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Presence - is / was it there
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 7
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Subfossil/fossil
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Presence - is / was it there
Attribute:
Attribute Label:
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followed by the museum or institution providing the record.
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Attribute:
Attribute Label: REFERENCES
Attribute Definition: References [authors name and publication date]
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Attribute:
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Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute Label: SCALE
Attribute Definition: Scale of source map
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute Label: SCI_NAME
Attribute Definition: Scientific Name [genus + species (+subspecies)]
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text - scientific names
Attribute:
Attribute Label: STATE
(county data)
Attribute Definition: State or province where the species is recorded.
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Official
Codeset Source: http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.htm
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TAX_COM
Attribute Definition: Taxonomic comments
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: text comments
Attribute:
Attribute Label: YEAR
(county data)
Attribute Definition: Year of the record
Attribute Definition Source: NatureServe
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: dates
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
The ArcView shape files contain the known range of the species. Ranges may be depicted as polygons where a species is widespread, as points where there are isolated records, or both. The file naming convention is as follows. POLYGON files are named: gggg_ssss_pl.xxx where gggg is the genus name, ssss is the specific name, and xxx are the extensions (e.g., shp, dbf) that ArcView attaches to shapefiles. POINT files are named: gggg_ssss_pt.xxx. COUNTY files are named: gggg_ssss_cty.xxx. DBF files accompanying each polygon contain taxonomic information, distribution status, sources and other details about the maps (see Data Attributes).
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Resource Description:
Digital Distribution Map of the Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus)
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Contact Person: Bruce Young
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Species Science
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Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999