Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)
List of families for Orkney Islands
14 Families width 73 Species and 15 Subspecies | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Blue butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Orkney Islands
56 Genera with 73 Species #ABCDEGHLMNPSTUVX
| Abraxas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acentria Stephens, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethes Billberg, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agriopis Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriphila Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaplectoides McDunnough, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplocera Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1923 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cidaria Treitschke, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1901 | Heaths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmorhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diarsia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudonia Billberg, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1787 | Pug Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillaria Haworth, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycophotia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1871 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesotype Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodonta Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1906 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1919 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udea Guenée, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1775 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orkney Islands
73 Species and 15 Subspecies | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813 | European water moth | | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Aethes cnicana Westwood, 1854 | Thistle Conch | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1776) | ⇒ Phigaliohybernia marginaria Fabricius, 1777 | | Agriphila straminella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pearl Veneer | | Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Green Arches | | Apamea (Apamea) monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766 | Dark Arches | | Aplocera plagiata Linnaeus, 1758 | St. John´s Wort Inchworm | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Shell | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829 | Northern Checkered Skipper | | Cidaria fulvata Forster, 1771 | Barred Yellow | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901 | Large Heath | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Cosmorhoe ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Bar | | Diarsia mendica Fabricius, 1775 | Ingrailed Clay | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Epirrita filigrammaria Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Small Autumnal Carpet | | Eudonia aphrodes Meyrick, 1885 | | | Eulithis populata Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Spinach | | Eulithis prunata Linnaeus, 1758 | Phoenix | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856 | Currant Pug | | Eupithecia nanata Hübner, 1813 | Narrow-winged Pug | | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 | Foxglove Pug | | Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | | Eupithecia pygmaeata (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 | | Eupithecia venosata Fabricius, 1787 | Netted Pug | | Gracillaria syringella Fabricius, 1794 | Common Slender | | Hipparchia semele atlantica Harrison, 1946 | Grayling | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831 | Ruddy Highflyer | | Lycophotia porphyrea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Little Grass Frog | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871 | Meadow Brown | | Mesotype didymata Linnaeus, 1758 | Twin-spot Carpet | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Yellow Underwing | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Notodonta ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 | Pebble Prominent | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris brassicae postice-ochreata Verity, 1919 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Scotopteryx chenopodiata Linnaeus, 1758 | Shaded Broad Bar | | Thera juniperata Linnaeus, 1758 | Juniper Carpet | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Udea lutealis Hübner, 1809 | Pale Straw Pearl | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Xestia (Xestia) xanthographa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Little Grass Frog |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Orkney Islands
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