OzButterflies

OzButterflies a valuable resource for investigating phenotypic variation and the evolution of colour in butterflies. It includes photographic data from 16 ecological communities across Australia, spanning more than 2,500 km and encompassing a broad range of climates and levels of urbanization. The dataset covers at least one individual from 125 species across five families, representing over a quarter of Australia's known butterfly diversity. It contains: • Standardized, calibrated photographs in both visible (VIS) and ultraviolet (UV) light of over 4000 specimens, all with a scale• Wing spectral reflectance measurements for at least one male and one female of each species (when possible)• Cytochrome Oxidase I (CO1) DNA sequences for over 1,600 individuals This integrated dataset contain a multitude of morphological butterfly variation that can be used by a multitude of disciplines.