70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-21T10:03:59 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Harmonia axyridis invasion: UK distribution data 2004-2016 2017-05-04 publication 2016-12-31 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933 10.5285/70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933 doi: Roy, H.E., Brown, P.M.J., Harrower, C., Dean, H.J., Rorke, S.L., Roy, D.B. (2017). Harmonia axyridis invasion: UK distribution data 2004-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933 The dataset consists of location records of the Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) in the UK. The records span from 2004 to 2016 with three records from 2003. Records were collected from several sources with the majority coming from online recording via the Harlequin Ladybird Survey website, the UK Ladybird Survey website and the iRecord Ladybird app. Other records have come from coleopterists and from a data call for the most recent ladybird atlas (e.g. local record centres, natural history societies, county Coleoptera recorders). The records include location, date and vice county, as well as life stage and colour form where available. The arrival of the Harlequin ladybird has provided a unique opportunity to study the spread of an invasive animal from the start of the invasion process. The advancements in modern technology, in particular the internet, has also provided new opportunities for recording and has enabled engagement with a far wider audience than was previously possible. This has allowed the ladybird surveys to deal efficiently with large volumes of data and verify and validate submitted records quickly. The data authors are extremely grateful to the many thousands of people across Britain who have contributed their ladybird findings to the UK Ladybird Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933 Roy, H. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact Roy, H.E. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-679X ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Brown, P.M.J. Anglia-Ruskin University foi@anglia.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6163-4504 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Harrower, C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5070-5293 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Dean, H.J. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-7202 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Rorke, S.L. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Roy, D.B. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5147-0331 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner notPlanned No further updates are planned to this resource Species Distribution theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Harmonia axyridis Wikidata 2012-10-29 creation UK GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation Britain Invasive species otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Roy, H.E., Brown, P.M.J., Harrower, C., Dean, H.J., Rorke, S.L., Roy, D.B. (2017). Harmonia axyridis invasion: UK distribution data 2004-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933 textTable 1000 English utf8 biota 2003-01-01 2016-12-31 -8.648 1.768 49.863 60.86 Tab delimited text NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933 Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/70ee24a5-d19c-4ca8-a1ce-ca4b51e54933.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 The data have come from direct observations from members of the public, who have submitted records through an online recording form. The majority of data are at 1km or better resolution. Records have been verified by expert entomologists from specimens or photographs, or have been received from accredited recorders. Coverage is complete, as known; media attention since the harlequin's arrival has increased the awareness of this species and ladybird recording.