Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Connacht (Ireland)
List of families for Connacht
18 Families width 141 Species and 23 Subspecies | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Connacht
110 Genera with 141 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1758 | Dagger moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcis Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angerona Duponchel, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1915 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphomia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1923 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atolmis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1758 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1861 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepphis Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceramica Guenée, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerastis Ochsenheimer, 1775 | Red chestnut | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerura Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clostera Samouelle, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1803 | Heaths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclophora Hübner, 1799 | Mochas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphora Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Egira Duponchel, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1817 | Lichen Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Electrophaes Prout, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ematurga Lederer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emmelina Tutt, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ennomos Treitschke, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epinotia Hübner, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epione Duponchel, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1956 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1928 | Checkerspots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1809 | Pug Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsilia Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthrix Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrepsia Herrich-Schä..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Extrakunia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feralia Grote, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadena Schrank, 1893 | Lychnis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1971 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Homoglaea Morrison, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1831 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1870 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1777 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropteryx Stephens, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litholomia Grote, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithophane Hübner, 1910 | Pale pinion | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lomaspilis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1948 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothylacia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Martania Mironov, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoleuca Hübner, 1758 | White-Ribboned Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1813 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nychiodes Lederer, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochropacha Wallengren, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontopera Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthograptis Huebner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ourapteryx Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1847 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrophora Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalera Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlogophora Treitschke, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagodis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1893 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyploca Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenia Hübner, 1767 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Setina Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stretchia H. Edwards, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tethea Ochsenheimer, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyatira Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopteryx Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triphosa Stephens, 0 | Tissue Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1874 | Swordgrass Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1758 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Connacht
141 Species and 23 Subspecies | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Acronicta (Jocheaera) alni Linnaeus, 1767 | Alder Moth | | Acronicta (Viminia) rumicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark knotgrass moth | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agrotis (Agrotis) exclamationis Linnaeus, 1758 | Heart & Dart | | Alcis repandata Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled Beauty | | Angerona prunaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Moth | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines hibernica Williams, 1915 | Orange-tip | | Apamea (Apamea) sordens Hufnagel, 1766 | Atlantic sole | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aphomia (Aphomia) sociella Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee Moth | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Atolmis rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-necked Footman | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cabera pusaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common White Wave | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Caradrina (Platyperigea) montana Bremer, 1861 | Civil Rustic | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cepphis advenaria Hübner, 1790 | Little Thorn | | Ceramica pisi Linnaeus, 1758 | Broom brocade moth | | Cerastis enigmatica Lafontaine &..., 1997 | Clawed Frogs | | Cerastis rubricosa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Red Chestnut | | Cerura (Cerura) vinula Linnaeus, 1758 | Puss Moth | | Clostera pigra Hufnagel, 1766 | Small Chocolate-tip | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia davus (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803 | Large Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyclophora (Codonia) linearia Hübner, 1799 | Clay Triple-lines | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759 | Muslin Moth | | Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Phoenix | | Egira simplex Walker, 1865 | | | Egira variabilis (Smith, 1891) | ⇒ Egira variolosus Gyulai , L. ..., 2011 | | Eilema caniola Hübner, 1808 | Hoary Footman | | Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) | ⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787 | | Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) | ⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817 | | Electrophaes corylata Thunberg, 1792 | Broken-barred Carpet | | Ematurga atomaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Heath | | Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plume | | Ennomos quercinaria (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Ennomos erosaria Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Epinotia immundana Fischer von ..., 1839 | Birch Tortrix | | Epione repandaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Bordered Beauty | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Epirrhoe tristata Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Argent & Sable | | Epirrita dilutata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | November Moth | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Erynnis tages baynesi Huggins, 1956 | Dingy Skipper | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas aurinia hibernica (Birchall, 1873) | ⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Euphydryas aurinia transversa Cabeau, 1928 | | | Eupithecia nanata Hübner, 1813 | Narrow-winged Pug | | Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | | Eupithecia virgaureata Doubleday, 1861 | Golden-rod Pug | | Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 | Common Pug | | Eupsilia tristigmata Grote, 1877 | Brown fruitworm | | Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Drinker | | Eutrepsia coenonympha (Felder, 1875) | ⇒ Eutrepsia metagrapharia Walker, 1862 | | Feralia deceptiva McDunnough, 1920 | Deceptive Sallow | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Hadena segregata Smith, 1893 | | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele hibernica Howarth, 1971 | Grayling | | Hipparchia hibernica (Howarth, 1971) | ⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | Homoglaea californica Smith, 1891 | Lizard beetles | | Homoglaea dives Smith, 1907 | | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Hydriomena impluviata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | May Highflyer | | Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831 | Ruddy Highflyer | | Hypena californica Behr, 1870 | Bluefin filefish | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Lampropteryx suffumata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Leptidea sinapis juvernica (Williams, 1946) | ⇒ Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946 | | Litholomia napaea Morrison, 1874 | False Pinion | | Lithophane (Lithophane) hepatica (Clerck, 1759) | ⇒ Lithophane leautieri Boisduval, 1829 | | Lithophane amanda Smith, 1900 | Amanda'S Pinion Moth | | Lithophane georgii Grote, 1875 | George´s Pinion | | Lithophane innominata Smith, 1893 | Nameless Pinion | | Lithophane petulca Grote, 1874 | Wanton Pinion | | Lithophane vivida (Dyar, 1910) | ⇒ Lithophane baileyi Grote, 1877 | | Lomaspilis marginata Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Border | | Lomographa temerata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Clouded Silver | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Macaria liturata Clerck, 1759 | Tawny-barred Angle | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macrothylacia rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Fox Moth | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina iernes Graves, 1930 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Martania taeniata Stephens, 1831 | Barred Carpet | | Mesoleuca albicillata Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Carpet | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Yellow Underwing | | Nychiodes bosmina Thierry-Mieg, 1910 | | | Ochropacha duplaris Linnaeus, 1761 | Common Lutestring | | Odontopera bidentata Clerck, 1759 | Scalloped Hazel | | Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Orthosia (Cororthosia) gracilis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Powdered Quaker | | Orthosia (Monima) cerasi (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Orthosia stabilis Schiffermüller, 1775 | | Orthosia (Orthosia) incerta Hufnagel, 1766 | Clouded Drab | | Orthosia (Semiophora) gothica Linnaeus, 1758 | Hebrew Character | | Ourapteryx sambucaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Swallow-tailed Moth | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793 | | Pasiphila debiliata Hübner, 1817 | Bilberry Pug | | Petrophora chlorosata Scopoli, 1763 | Brown Silver-line | | Phalera bucephala Linnaeus, 1758 | Buff Tip | | Phlogophora meticulosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Angle Shades | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plagodis dolabraria Linnaeus, 1767 | Scorched Wing | | Plagodis pulveraria Linnaeus, 1758 | American Barred Umber | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893 | Common Blue | | Polyploca ridens Fabricius, 1787 | Frosted Green | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Scopula (Calothysanis) immutata Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser Cream Wave | | Selenia dentaria Fabricius, 1775 | Early Thorn | | Selenia lunularia Hübner, 1788 | Lunar Thorn | | Selenia tetralunaria Hufnagel, 1767 | Purple Thorn | | Setina irrorella Linnaeus, 1758 | Dew Footman | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Stretchia muricina Grote, 1876 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thyatira batis Linnaeus, 1758 | Peach Blossom | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Trichopteryx carpinata Borkhausen, 1794 | Early Tooth-striped | | Triphosa ciliata | | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe designata Hufnagel, 1767 | Flame Carpet | | Xanthorhoe spadicearia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Red Twin-spot Carpet | | Xylena curvimacula Morrison, 1874 | Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass | | Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Six spot Burnet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Connacht
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