Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region County Donegal (Ulster, Ireland)
List of families for County Donegal
14 Families width 63 Species and 14 Subspecies | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for County Donegal
57 Genera with 63 Species #ACDEGHILMNOPSTVXZ
| Achlya Billberg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcis Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Autographa Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campaea Lamarck, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerura Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clostera Samouelle, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1803 | Heaths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diarsia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drymonia Hübner, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1873 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euthrix Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoscelis Mabille, 1809 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialus Fabricius, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1758 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithosia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1803 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothylacia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1930 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Martania Mironov, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodonta Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaria Haworth, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochropacha Wallengren, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontopera Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligia Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opisthograptis Huebner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polia Ochsenheimer, 1766 | Pale shining brown | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1893 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoips Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilodon Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tethea Ochsenheimer, 1816 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1929 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1766 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1758 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for County Donegal
63 Species and 14 Subspecies | Achlya flavicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Horned | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Alcis repandata Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled Beauty | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Autographa pulchrina Haworth, 1809 | Beautiful Golden Y | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Campaea margaritaria Linnaeus, 1761 | Light Emerald | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cerura (Cerura) vinula Linnaeus, 1758 | Puss Moth | | Chloroclystis v-ata Haworth, 1809 | The V-Pug | | Clostera pigra Hufnagel, 1766 | Small Chocolate-tip | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803 | Large Heath | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Diarsia brunnea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Purple Clay | | Drymonia ruficornis Hufnagel, 1766 | Lunar Marbled Brown | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas aurinia hibernica (Birchall, 1873) | ⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Drinker | | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Haworth, 1809 | Cankerworm | | Hepialus fusconebulosa De Geer, 1778 | Map-winged Swift | | Hipparchia semele hibernica Howarth, 1971 | Grayling | | Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758 | Riband Wave | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946 | Cryptic Wood White | | Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-spotted Footman | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena dispar dispar ♰ Haworth, 1803 | British Large copper | | Macrothylacia rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Fox Moth | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina iernes Graves, 1930 | Meadow Brown | | Martania taeniata Stephens, 1831 | Barred Carpet | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Notodonta dromedarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Iron Prominent | | Notodonta ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 | Pebble Prominent | | Nudaria mundana Linnaeus, 1761 | Muslin Footman | | Ochropacha duplaris Linnaeus, 1761 | Common Lutestring | | Odontopera bidentata Clerck, 1759 | Scalloped Hazel | | Oligia fasciuncula Haworth, 1809 | Middle-barred Minor | | Opisthograptis luteolata Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939 | Green-veined White | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polia (Polia) nebulosa Hufnagel, 1766 | Grey Arches | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893 | Common Blue | | Pseudoips prasinana Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Silver-lines | | Ptilodon capucina Linnaeus, 1758 | Coxcomb Prominent | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Thera cognata Thunberg, 1792 | Chestnut-coloured Carpet | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa cardui rogeri Meilhan, 1929 | | | Xestia (Megasema) triangulum Hufnagel, 1766 | Double Square-spot | | Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Six spot Burnet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in County Donegal
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