此一資料集為農業部生物多樣性研究所 Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute, MOA ; TBRI (原 特有生物研究保育中心 Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute, TESRI)應用社群網站-臉書(Facebook)成立社團-「慕光之城—蛾類世界(https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnjoyMoths2/)」，邀集對蛾類有興趣的網友加入，並鼓勵加入的網友分享蛾照及拍照地點和日期的資料，特生中心的蛾類科普推廣團隊則使用Access開發資料庫程式將蛾友分享的資料逐筆建檔。該社團成立於2010年11月，迄2024年3月已建檔資料達620,234筆。每筆資料除有日期、海拔高度、經度、緯度等時空分布資料及分類群鑑定結果外，均有一張蛾照作為引證照片，團隊並應用這些資料開發一網站「台灣飛蛾資訊分享站(http://twmoth.tesri.gov.tw/peo/aboutme.aspx)」，提供各界查詢及下載查詢結果。

This dataset is from the Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute, MOA (Ministry of Agriculture); TBRI (formerly known as the Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute, TESRI). They established a Facebook group called "City of Moths - Moth World (https://www.facebook.com/groups/EnjoyMoths2/)" to engage and invite internet users interested in moths to join. They encouraged the members to share moth photos along with the location and date of the sightings. The specialized team at the Endemic Species Research Institute used Access to develop a database program to archive the data shared by moth enthusiasts.

This group was established in November 2010, and as of March 2024, they have archived 620,234 records. Each record includes information such as date, altitude, longitude, latitude, and taxonomic identification results, along with a moth photograph serving as reference. The team also utilized this data to create a website called the "Taiwan Moth Information Sharing Site (http://twmoth.tesri.gov.tw/peo/aboutme.aspx)" to provide various users with the ability to query and download search results.
GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/e0b8cb67-6667-423d-ab71-08021b6485f3
Homepage: http://twmoth.tesri.gov.tw/
Citation: Lin H, Shih L (2024). Taiwan Moth Occurrence Data Collected From Social Network. Version 1.87. Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3qxzlj accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-04-29.