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Checklist for Infraclass Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 (Modern Wing-folding insects)
and region Swona (Southern Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Swona
5 Families width 7 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae (Latreille, 1802)Carabid beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Swona
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1783Woodland Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Swona
7 Species
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pterostichus (Platysma) niger (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Pterostichus selmanni selmanni Duftschmid, 1812
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Neoptera with occurrences in Swona
SuperorderHolometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		5
6
7		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Neoptera at gbif.org
Neoptera at itis.gov