Definitions
Article 1
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘bees’ means species of Anthophila (Apoidea), excluding the honeybee ( Apis mellifera ); (2) ‘hoverflies’ means species of Syrphidae; (3) ‘butterflies’ means species of Papilionoidea; (4) ‘moths’ means species of the following families of Heterocera: Brachodidae, Castniidae, Cimeliidae, Drepanidae, Erebidae (including Lymantriinae), Euteliidae, Geometridae, Heterogynidae, Limacodidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Sesiidae, Sphingidae, Uraniidae, and Zygaenidae, provided they have a wingspan of 20 mm or more assessed on the basis of literature; (5) ‘day-active moths’ means species of moths that are active in the daytime at the adult stage of their lifecycle; (6) ‘night-active moths’ means species of moths that are active at night at the adult stage of their lifecycle; (7) ‘LUCAS master grid’ means a variation of the INSPIRE Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area 1 km Grid (Grid_ETRS89-LAEA_1km), based on the ETRS89 Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Coordinate Reference System (ETRS89-LAEA), with a fixed projection centre at 52° N, 10° E ( 4 ) ; (8) ‘stratified random sampling of monitoring sites’ means a standardised statistical sampling, where monitoring sites have an equal probability of being selected from a population that is partitioned in sub-populations (strata); (9) ‘biogeographical regions’ means biogeographical regions listed in Article 1, point (c)(iii), of Council Directive 92/43/EEC ( 5 ) ; (10) ‘other ecosystems’ means ecosystems other than agricultural ecosystems and forest ecosystems that are aggregated in one stratum; (11) ‘transect walk’ means a data collection method in which a surveyor walks a predetermined route (transect) in order to gather field data on pollinator species; (12) ‘observation period’ means the period of the year which corresponds to the flying season of the large majority of the pollinator species; (13) ‘light trap’ means a device which attracts pollinator species during the night-time by using light and captures them in a container; (14) ‘assessment period’ means the time period over which progress to the target referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 is assessed; (15) ‘alien species’ means alien species as defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014.