Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Shetland Mainland (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)
List of families for Shetland Mainland
10 Families width 35 Species and 10 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825) | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Blue butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Shetland Mainland
30 Genera with 35 Species #ACEHLMNOPTVZ
| Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyresthia Hübner, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 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 | | Entephria Hübner, 1775 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perizoma Hübner, 1809 | Carpets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1758 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shetland Mainland
35 Species and 10 Subspecies | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Argyresthia (Argyresthia) conjugella Zeller, 1839 | Apple fruit miner | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | 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 | | Entephria caesiata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grey Mountain Carpet | | Eulithis populata Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Spinach | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989) | ⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Perizoma bifaciata Haworth, 1809 | Barred Rivulet | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | 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 | | | Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Six spot Burnet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Shetland Mainland
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