Trap data of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) for traps operating across eastern Australia

This data underpins the publication "New insights from old data: the complex migration and breeding patterns of the bogong moth, Agrotis infusa (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in eastern Australia".The data arises from the operation of fifteen light traps and one food trap across Victoria, NSW and South Australia. The traps ran within the period 1960-1990. Trap details:Victoria. Nine light traps were placed on farms in western, central, northeast, and eastern Victoria (Table 1). Traps followed the Pennsylvania design (Gregg & Wilson 1991, Smith & McDonald 1986) using a 20-watt backlight and insecticide strips, operating from 1980–1987 and emptied bi-weekly or weekly.New South Wales. Six light traps were deployed in northern NSW. Two Robinson design traps (Gregg & Wilson 1991) fitted with upward-facing 160-watt blended mercury vapour lamps were mounted on mountain towers (~1,500 m) (Gregg et al. 1993). Four Pennsylvania design traps were mounted at ground level with an eight-watt blacklight fluorescent tube and carousel catch containers with 70% ethanol. A fermentation trap (modified Texas design) using fermenting port wine and sugar, primarily for M. convecta, was operated at Fowlers Gap research facility in southwest NSW and was sometimes effective in catching A. infusa (McDonald 1990a; McDonald & Farrow 1990).South Australia. The trap was located at the Turretfield Research Centre, 45 km northeast of Adelaide (Oertel et al. 1999). The trap was fitted with a 125-watt mercury vapour lamp following the Robinson design.Data blanks in the dataset indicate dates in which the traps did not operate rather than zero catches.

本数据集为《从旧数据中获取新见解：东部澳大利亚沼泽夜蛾Agrotis infusa (Boisduval) (鳞翅目：夜蛾科)的复杂迁徙与繁殖模式》一文的发布奠定了基础。数据源于在维多利亚州、新南威尔士州和南澳大利亚州运行的十五个光陷阱和一个食物陷阱的操作。这些陷阱的运行时间为1960年至1990年。陷阱详细信息如下：维多利亚州。在维多利亚州西部、中部、东北部和东部的农场共放置了九个光陷阱（见表1）。这些陷阱遵循宾夕法尼亚设计（Gregg & Wilson 1991，Smith & McDonald 1986），使用20瓦背光和杀虫剂条带，于1980年至1987年运行，并每两周或每周清空一次。新南威尔士州。在北部新南威尔士州部署了六个光陷阱。其中两个Robinson设计陷阱（Gregg & Wilson 1991）装备了向上面对的160瓦混合汞蒸气灯，安装在约1,500米高的山塔上（Gregg et al. 1993）。四个宾夕法尼亚设计陷阱安装在地面，配备8瓦的黑光荧光灯管和70%乙醇的旋转捕集容器。一个发酵陷阱（改良的德克萨斯设计）使用发酵的波特酒和糖，主要针对M. convecta，在西南部新南威尔士州的Fowlers Gap研究设施运行，有时能有效捕捉A. infusa（McDonald 1990a；McDonald & Farrow 1990）。南澳大利亚州。该陷阱位于阿德莱德东北方向45公里的Turretfield研究中心。该陷阱装备了遵循Robinson设计的125瓦汞蒸气灯。数据集中的空白表示陷阱未运行的日子，而非零捕获数。