Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Caithness (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)
List of families for Caithness
6 Families width 14 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Caithness
12 Genera with 14 Species | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1871 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiura Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Caithness
14 Species and 5 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Eggar | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871 | Meadow Brown | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi thompsoni Warren, 1968 | Green-veined White | | Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Trichiura (Trichiura) crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Eggar | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Caithness
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