Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for Caithness (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)
List of families for Caithness
37 Families width 68 Species and 5 Subspecies
| Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glossosomatidae Wallengren, 1891 | Little Black Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apataniidae Wallengren, 1886 | Early Smoky Wing Sedges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Bristle Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 | Northern caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | And blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganeidae Leach, 1815 | Giant casemaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 | Tube Maker Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836 | Bushtailed Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909) | Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852 | Net Tube Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Caithness
57 Genera with 68 Species
| Aeshna Fabricius, 1758 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agabus Leach, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agapetus Curtis, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alainites Waltz & McCa..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatania Kolenati, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphidecta Weise, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baetis Leach, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Barynotus Germar, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bembidion Latreille, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombus Latreille, 1763 | Bumble Bee | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Calathus Bonelli, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcelia Robineau-Des..., 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraclea Stephens, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophila Fallen, 1830 | Fruit fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drusus Stephens, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecdyonurus Eaton, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1840 | American Bluets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemera Linnaeus, 1764 | Green Drakes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exorista Meigen, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formica Linnaeus, 1917 | And Field Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heptagenia Walsh, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraena Kugelann, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsyche Pictet, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylobius Germar, 1758 | Pine Weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1820 | Forktail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laemostenus Bonelli, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1823 | Emerald Damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilus Leach, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1871 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niptus Boieldieu, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithomya Latreille, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otiorhynchus Germar, 1775 | Strawberry root weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraleptophlebia Lestage, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganea Linnaeus, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxe Robineau-Des..., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropus Curtis, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithrogena Eaton, 1834 | March Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptomyza Hardy, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sericostoma Latreille, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serratella Edmunds, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1776 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tachina Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tinodes Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiura Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantholinus Dejean, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Caithness
68 Species and 5 Subspecies | Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Aeshna | | Agabus (Gaurodytes) bipustulatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Agapetus (Agapetus) fuscipes J. Curtis, 1834 | | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Alainites muticus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Apatania wallengreni R McLachlan, 1871 | | | Aphidecta obliterata Linnaeus, 1758 | Ladybird beetle | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Baetis (Baetis) fuscatus Linnaeus, 1761 | Pale Watery | | Baetis (Baetis) scambus Eaton, 1870 | Small Dark Olive | | Barynotus obscurus Fabricius, 1775 | Ground Weevil | | Bembidion (Peryphus) tetracolum Say, 1823 | Seine Riverbank Ground Beetle | | Bombus (Bombus) lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908 | | Bombus (Kallobombus) soroeensis Fabricius, 1776 | Broken-belted Bumble Bee | | Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum Linnaeus, 1761 | Garden bumblebee | | Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus Seidl, 1837 | Ashton's Cuckoo Bumblebee | | Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus Kirby, 1802 | Heath Bumble Bee | | Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum Illiger, 1806 | Apple Bumblebee | | Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum Scopoli, 1763 | Common carder bee | | Calathus (Neocalathus) mollis Marsham, 1802 | | | Carcelia (Carcelia) atricosta Herting, 1961 | | | Ceraclea (Ceraclea) albimacula P Rambur, 1842 | | | Ceraclea (Ceraclea) nigronervosa A.J. Retzius, 1783 | Black Sedge | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Drosophila (Drosophila) phalerata Meigen, 1830 | | | Drusus annulatus JF Stephens, 1837 | | | Ecdyonurus venosus Fabricius, 1775 | Late March Brown | | Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | Common Blue | | Ephemera (Ephemera) danica Müller, 1764 | Black Drake | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Exorista (Podotachina) grandis Zetterstedt, 1844 | | | Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917 | | | Heptagenia (Heptagenia) sulphurea Müller, 1776 | Yellow May Dun | | Hydraena (Hydraena) rufipes Curtis, 1830 | | | Hydropsyche (Hydropsyche) instabilis J. Curtis, 1834 | Grey Flag | | Hylobius (Callirus) abietis Linnaeus, 1758 | Fir weevil | | Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820 | Blue Tailed Damselfly | | Laemostenus (Pristonychus) terricola Herbst, 1784 | Bandy-legged burrow-dweller beetle | | Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Eggar | | Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823 | Common Emerald Damselfly | | Limnephilus affinis J. Curtis, 1834 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871 | Meadow Brown | | Niptus (Niptus) hololeucus Faldermann, 1835 | Golden spider beetle | | Ornithomya chloropus Bergroth, 1901 | | | Otiorhynchus (Zadrehus) atroapterus De Geer, 1775 | Black Marram Weevil | | Paraleptophlebia cincta Retzius, 1783 | Purple Dun | | Phryganea (Phryganea) bipunctata A.J. Retzius, 1783 | Broadleaf lupine | | Phryxe nemea Meigen, 1824 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi thompsoni Warren, 1968 | Green-veined White | | Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polycentropus flavomaculatus F.J. Pictet, 1834 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776 | Large Red | | Rhithrogena (Rhithrogena) semicolorata Curtis, 1834 | Olive | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) graminum Fallen, 1823 | Imported cabbage leaf miner | | Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) griseola Zetterstedt, 1847 | | | Sericostoma personatum W Kirby & W ..., 1826 | Welshman´s Button | | Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Ephemerella ignita Poda, 1761 | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Tachina (Tachina) grossa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant tachinid fly | | Tinodes waeneri C Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Red Sedge | | Trichiura (Trichiura) crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Eggar | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xantholinus (Typhlolinus) laevigatus Jacobsen, 1849 | |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Caithness
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