Fieldwork timeline
Expeditions
A chronological overview of EntomoDR field expeditions in the Dominican Republic, with visited localities, collecting methods and selected field images.
Overview
Repeated sampling across key Dominican Republic habitats
The expedition programme combines repeated visits to core localities with exploration of additional habitats and methods. This repeated approach helps build a stronger picture of insect diversity, phenology, distribution and collecting efficiency for selected target groups.
Collecting localities
Expedition sites across the Dominican Republic
Interactive overview of localities visited during EntomoDR expeditions. Use the year filters to show sites sampled during each expedition.
1 single-year locality
4 multi-year locality
The number inside each marker shows how many expedition years the locality was visited.
Map: click markers for locality details. The number inside a marker shows how many expedition years the site was visited. Some close sites may overlap at low zoom; zoom in around Valle Nuevo, La Vega and Sierra de Bahoruco for details.
July 2021
1st expedition completed
The first expedition established the basic field framework for the project and covered several contrasting Dominican Republic habitats, from coastal and dry areas to montane localities.
Methods
June 2023
2nd expedition completed
The second expedition expanded both the geographic coverage and the methodological scope, with additional trapping and sweeping approaches used to target a broader range of insect groups.
Provinces and localities visited
Methods
May 2024
3rd expedition completed
The third expedition continued repeated sampling in key localities while adding further collecting methods and additional habitats, including cave-associated sampling around La Romana.
Provinces and localities visited
Methods
July 2026
4th expedition planned
The 4th expedition is planned as a targeted continuation of the project, focusing on repeated sampling in priority sites and adding methods for groups that are difficult to document with standard collecting alone.
Provinces and localities visited
Methods
To be continued…
Field photographs and locality highlights will be added after the 4th expedition.