Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Merseyside (Northwest England, United Kingdom)
List of families for Merseyside
10 Families width 40 Species and 11 Subspecies | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | And blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Merseyside
30 Genera with 40 Species
| Abraxas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriopis Hübner, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celaena Stephens, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erannis Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1787 | Pug Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Furcula Lamarck, 1759 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1758 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larentia Treitschke, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodonta Ochsenheimer, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Operophtera Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1792 | Carpets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1918 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tinea Linnaeus, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Merseyside
40 Species and 11 Subspecies | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Phigaliohybernia aurantiaria Hübner, 1799 | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908 | Orange-tip | | Celaena haworthii Curtis, 1829 | Haworth's Minor | | Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Epirrhoe galiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Galium Carpet | | Erannis defoliaria Clerck, 1759 | Great winter moth | | Eupithecia pimpinellata Hübner, 1813 | Pimpinel Pug | | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 | Foxglove Pug | | Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809 | Gray Pug | | Eupithecia venosata Fabricius, 1787 | Netted Pug | | Furcula bifida Brahm, 1787 | Poplar Kitten | | Furcula furcula Clerck, 1759 | Sallow Kitten | | Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758 | Riband Wave | | Larentia clavaria Haworth, 1809 | Mallow | | Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Eggar | | Lasiocampa (Pachygastria) trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grass Eggar | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Notodonta dromedarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Iron Prominent | | Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common winter moth | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Perizoma affinitata Stephens, 1831 | Rivulet | | Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809 | Barred Rivulet | | Perizoma flavofasciata Thunberg, 1792 | Sandy Carpet | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris brassicae fasciata Kiefer, 1918 | | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Scopula (Calothysanis) imitaria Hübner, 1799 | Small Blood-vein | | Scotopteryx mucronata Scopoli, 1763 | Lead Belle | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Tinea dubiella Stainton, 1859 | Buff Clothes | | Vanessa atalanta ochrobrunnea Fritsch, 1913 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Merseyside
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