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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Lerwick (Shetland Mainland, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		26
40
54		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		26
40
54		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		26
40
54		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		24
37
51		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lerwick (Shetland Mainland)
4 Families width 8 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lerwick (Shetland Mainland)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1852Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lerwick (Shetland Mainland)
8 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852
Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Lerwick (Shetland Mainland)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov