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Checklist for Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region Gairsay (Northern Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gairsay
4 Families width 8 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843Broad-shouldered bugs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gairsay
6 Genera with 8 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Velia Latreille, 1947water cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gairsay
8 Species
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Tamanini, 1947African plume

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Gairsay
SubclassPterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		4
6
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)
Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Insecta at papua-insects.nl
Insecta at artfakta.se
Insecta at dyntaxa.se
Insecta at gbif.org
Insecta at irmng.org
Insecta at itis.gov
Insecta at marinespecies.org