Regions in Use

This site uses an approximation of the TDWG Level-1 regions as an initial and rough division of species.

These regions allow users to filter and explore species geographically, though species lists are incomplete and accuracy varies by region. Northern America is the most complete due to cross-referenced sources like OdonataCentral and iNaturalist, with GBIF and other data filling gaps elsewhere.

These divisions are intended to support the beta phase of the app, and will not be permanent. A more refined regional system will be implemented when we upgrade our database to support spacial queries.

Current Regions

These codes are used throughout the app to provide a simple visual indication of where species occur. You can click on a region name to explore the families for that region.