Nymphalidae, the most species rich butterfly family, is in need of revision. This website aims to be a community driven source of an authoritative classification of Nymphalidae, based on active discussion of the latest results in systematics. This scratchpad will be a space to publish data online and facilitate cooperation between lepidopterists working on Nymphalidae.

Diversity of web sites: hindrance or richness?

As we have been setting up this scratchpad, I have had to think hard about the usefulness of such a site. We now have an abundance of web sites with essentially the same information, ie repetition galore. My own thinking is starting to go along these lines: we have the Tree of Life pages (http://tolweb.org) as an excellent place to store information about phylogenetic relationships of taxa (including Nymphalidae). We have the newly inaugurated Encyclopedia of Life (http://www.eol.org) as a potential place for species pages.

Scratchpads Guide

Content

Simple Page1 Simple Map1
Create a basic page Create a basic map
Forum1 Filestore1
Post a new forum topic, or read the forums Upload a public or private file to the filestore
Taxonomy2 Specimens2
Create or upload a taxonomic hierarchy Create and upload a list or add a single entry
Literature2 Images2
Upload a reference list or add a single entry. Upload single or multiple images for annotation.
Syndication (RSS)2 Custom Data3
Add a news feed from another website Create, upload and view custom datasets.
DNA Sequences2 Genes2
Upload DNA sequences or add a single entry Add new genes to label DNA sequences
Template Views2 Custom Views3
Integrate data on a new page with one of our templates Create a custom view of your data by creating a new template

Administration

Site Information1 Your Profile1
Change the site title, mission statement and logo Edit your personal information, including where you are
Users1 Site Navigation2
Add, delete and edit registered users. Customize menus, blocks and all site content.
Feedback2 Visual Theme2
Moderate comments Change the visual theme of your site.
Backup1 Logs1
to restore your site from backup. Who, what and how users access the site.
Syndicate content
Scratchpads developed and conceived by: Vince Smith, Simon Rycroft & Dave Roberts