Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region South Ayrshire (Ayrshire, United Kingdom)
List of families for South Ayrshire
14 Families width 66 Species and 13 Subspecies | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae (Boisduval, 1828) | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for South Ayrshire
53 Genera with 66 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPTVX
| Acentria Stephens, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriphila Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1871 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cilix Leach, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Denticucullus Rakosy, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drymonia Hübner, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1777 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1775 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrepsia Herrich-Schä..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterix Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalothyrus Mabille, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraecia Guenée, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1871 | Meadowbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mesapamea Heinicke, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Narycia Stephens, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodonta Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1777 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pammene Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1907 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopanthera Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1775 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Ayrshire
66 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813 | European water moth | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agriphila straminella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pearl Veneer | | Agriphila tristella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Common Grass Veneer | | Amphipyra (Amphipyra) tragopoginis Clerck, 1759 | Mouse | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Apamea (Apamea) monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766 | Dark Arches | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Charaxes pleione lichas Doubleday, 1871 | | | Cilix glaucata Scopoli, 1763 | Chinese Character | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942 | Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Denticucullus pygmina (Haworth, 1809) | ⇒ Eremobia ochroleuca Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Drymonia ruficornis Hufnagel, 1766 | Lunar Marbled Brown | | Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 | Scotch Argus | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Eutrepsia coenonympha (Felder, 1875) | ⇒ Eutrepsia metagrapharia Walker, 1862 | | Glyphipterix simpliciella Stephens, 1834 | Cocksfoot Moth | | Glyphipterix thrasonella Scopoli, 1763 | Speckled Fanner | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele hibernica Howarth, 1971 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele scota Verity, 1911 | Grayling | | Hyalothyrus neleus nileus (C.A. Clerck, 1764) | ⇒ Hyalothyrus neleus neleus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hydraecia micacea Esper, 1789 | Potate Stem Borer | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871 | Meadow Brown | | Mesapamea secalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Rustic | | Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Mythimna (Mythimna) impura Hübner, 1808 | Smoky Wainscot | | Narycia dicranota (Turner, 1923) | ⇒ Lepidoscia dicranota Turner, 1923 | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Yellow Underwing | | Noctua janthe Borkhausen, 1792 | Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Notodonta ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 | Pebble Prominent | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Pammene (Eucelis) aurana Fabricius, 1775 | Double Orange-spot | | Papilio jason ampyx (Fruhstorfer, 1907) | ⇒ Graphium doson Felder, 1864 | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudopanthera macularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Yellow | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915 | Gatekeeper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Carpet | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Xestia (Xestia) xanthographa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Little Grass Frog |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in South Ayrshire
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