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Checklist for Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 (Winged insects)
and region Sandsting (Shetland Mainland, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		3
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sandsting
3 Families width 6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sandsting
5 Genera with 6 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Colymbetes Clairville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sandsting
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Colymbetes fuscus Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Sandsting
InfraclassNeoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3
5
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterygota at itis.gov
Pterygota at marinespecies.org