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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Mingulay (Barra Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		67
162
208		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		66
161
207		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		63
158
204		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		56
145
191		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		11
40
45		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mingulay
11 Families width 45 Species and 6 Subspecies
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths6SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals7SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms20SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mingulay
40 Genera with 45 Species
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Abraxas Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Agonopterix Hübner, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Anthophila Haworth, 1767Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 17662SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1923Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Camptogramma Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cerapteryx Curtis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoteuchia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1901Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Denticucullus Rakosy, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Diachrysia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diarsia Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Epinotia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1775Pug Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1761Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Lacanobia Billberg, 1758Light brocade1SpeciesTaxom
Lycia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lycophotia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1871Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Mesapamea Heinicke, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mniotype Franclemont, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Phlogophora Treitschke, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Standfussiana Boursin, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1809Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1758Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mingulay
45 Species and 6 Subspecies
Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758Common magpie moth
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Agonopterix ciliella Stainton, 1849Large Carrot Flat-body
Agonopterix subpropinquella Stainton, 1849Ruddy Flat-body
Agrotis (Agrotis) vestigialis Hufnagel, 1766Archer's dart moth
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Apamea (Apamea) lithoxylaea Denis & Schi..., 1775Light Arches
Apamea (Apamea) monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766Dark Arches
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758Beet worm
Autographa pulchrina Haworth, 1809Beautiful Golden Y
Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758Yellow Shell
Cerapteryx graminis Linnaeus, 1758Antler
Chrysoteuchia culmella Linnaeus, 1758Garden Grass Veneer
Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901Large Heath
Denticucullus pygmina (Haworth, 1809)⇒ Eremobia ochroleuca Denis & Schi..., 1775
Diachrysia chrysitis Linnaeus, 1758Burnished Brass
Diarsia rubi VIEWEG, 1790Small Square Spot
Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761Dark Marbled Carpet
Epinotia (Panoplia) cruciana Linnaeus, 1761Willow Tortrix
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Eupithecia centaureata Denis & Schi..., 1775Lime-speck Pug
Euxoa (Euxoa) tritici (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Euxoa nigrofusca Esper, 1788
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia semele atlantica Harrison, 1946Grayling
Lacanobia (Diataraxia) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Bright-line Brown
Lycia zonaria Denis & Schi..., 1775Belted Beauty
Lycophotia porphyrea Denis & Schi..., 1775Little Grass Frog
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871Meadow Brown
Mesapamea secalis Linnaeus, 1758Common Rustic
Mniotype adusta Esper, 1790Dark Brocade
Mythimna (Mythimna) impura Hübner, 1808Smoky Wainscot
Mythimna (Mythimna) pallens Linnaeus, 1758Common Wainscot
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Phlogophora meticulosa Linnaeus, 1758Angle Shades
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763Straw Dot
Standfussiana lucernea Linnaeus, 1758Northern Rustic
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Xestia (Xestia) sexstrigata (Haworth, 1809)⇒ Xestia umbrosa Hübner, 1790
Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758Six spot Burnet

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Mingulay
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		11
40
45		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