Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Shetland Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)
List of families for Shetland Islands
17 Families width 123 Species and 22 Subspecies | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825) | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae (Stephens, 1829) | Ghost Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Shetland Islands
91 Genera with 123 Species #ABCDEHIJLMNOPRSTVXZ
| Acidromodes Hausmann, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1874 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amefrontia Hampson, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anarta Ochsenheimer, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancema Eliot, 1906 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arethusana de Lesse, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyresthia Hübner, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autographa Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1775 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1767 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyglossina Wagner, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1826 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celidomphax Prout, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerapteryx Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclysta Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclystis Hübner, 1916 | Pugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1849 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasypodia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasypolia Guenée, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diarsia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Entephria Hübner, 1775 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucrostes Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eugnorisma Boursin, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1787 | Pug Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euxoa Hübner, 1766 | Coast dart | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hada Billberg, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadena Schrank, 1766 | Lychnis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialus Fabricius, 1758 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1982 | Dwarf cream wave | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Idiochlora Prout, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1846 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycophotia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mentaxya Geyer, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesotype Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mniotype Franclemont, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nomophila Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycanus Walker, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1758 | Carpets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrausta Schrank, 1763 | Mint Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhetus Swainson, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Setabis Westwood, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatina Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1855 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephrina Hübner, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1758 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shetland Islands
123 Species and 22 Subspecies | Acidromodes muelleri Hausmann, 1999 | | | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agrotis gladiaria Morris, 1874 | Clay-backed Cutworm | | Amefrontia zillii Hacker , H. ..., 2011 | | | Anarta (Calocestra) melanopa (Thunberg, 1791) | ⇒ Hadula melanopa Thunberg, 1791 | | Ancema cotys capusa Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Apamea exulis (Lefèbvre, 1836) | ⇒ Apamea zeta Treitschke, 1825 | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | False Grayling | | Argyresthia (Argyresthia) conjugella Zeller, 1839 | Apple fruit miner | | Arhopala thamyras phryxus Boisduval, 1832 | | | Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758 | Beet worm | | Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775 | Caper White | | Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Brachyglossina sonyae Wiltshire, 1990 | | | Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Shell | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826 | Common Migrant | | Celidomphax analiplaga Warren, 1905 | | | Cerapteryx graminis Linnaeus, 1758 | Antler | | Chloroclysta citrata (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | | Chloroclystis lita (Prout, 1916) | ⇒ Pasiphila lita Prout, 1916 | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coleophora alticolella (Zeller, 1849) | ⇒ Coleophora taeniipennella Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Danaus chrysippus petilia Stoll, 1790 | Lesser wanderer | | Dasypodia selenophora Guenée, 1852 | Granny moth | | Dasypolia (Dasypolia) templi Thunberg, 1792 | Brindled Ochre | | Diarsia mendica Fabricius, 1775 | Ingrailed Clay | | Disclisioprocta natalata Walker, 1862 | | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Entephria caesiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grey Mountain Carpet | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861 | | | Eugnorisma (Eugnorisma) glareosa Esper, 1788 | Autumnal Rustic | | Eulithis populata Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Spinach | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Eupithecia satyrata Hübner, 1813 | Satyr Pug | | Eupithecia venosata Fabricius, 1787 | Netted Pug | | Euxoa (Euxoa) cursoria Hufnagel, 1766 | Atlantic sole | | Hada plebeja Linnaeus, 1761 | Shears | | Hadena (Hadena) confusa Hufnagel, 1766 | Marbled Coronet | | Hepialus albida (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus azuga (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus dannenbergi (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus faeroensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus fumosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus fusconebulosa De Geer, 1778 | Map-winged Swift | | Hepialus grandis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus griseomaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus hethlandica (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Ghost Moth | | Hepialus postnigrescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus postrufescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus pusillus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus radiata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phymatopus hectus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus rosea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus roseoornata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus rufomaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus thulensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hepialus uniformis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Horisme tersata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Fern | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Idaea damadensis Wiltshire, 1986 | | | Idaea tahamae Wiltshire, 1983 | | | Idaea wittmeri Wiltshire, 1982 | | | Idiochlora schreieri Hausmann, 1999 | | | Issoria lathonia isaea Gray, 1846 | Queen of Spain fritillary | | Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819 | Meadow Argus | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycophotia porphyrea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Little Grass Frog | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Mentaxya arabica Wiltshire, 1980 | | | Mesotype didymata Linnaeus, 1758 | Twin-spot Carpet | | Mniotype adusta Esper, 1790 | Dark Brocade | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Noctua humuli (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hepialus humuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Celery stalk worm | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989) | ⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Oxycanus antipoda Herrich-Schä..., 1853 | Oxycanus grub | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Perizoma albulata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grass Rivulet | | Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809 | Barred Rivulet | | Perizoma didymata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Mesotype didymata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pyrausta (Haematia) despicata Scopoli, 1763 | Straw-barred Pearl | | Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777 | | Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758 | Argent & Sable | | Scopula sarfaitensis Wiltshire, 1982 | | | Scythris clavella Zeller, 1855 | | | Semiothisa buettikeri Wiltshire, 1980 | | | Setabis epitus jaera J. Hübner, 1819 | | | Somatina pythiaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Tephrina philbyi Wiltshire, 1980 | | | Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe decoloraria Esper, 1806 | Red Carpet | | Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Carpet | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth | | Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758 | | Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Six spot Burnet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Shetland Islands
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