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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Pentland skerries (Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pentland skerries
3 Families width 7 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pentland skerries
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1794Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1906Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pentland skerries
7 Species
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Pentland skerries
OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov