Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths) and region Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)
List of families for Orkney Islands 14 Families width 73 Species and 15 Subspecies | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Blue butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802) | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Orkney Islands 56 Genera with 73 Species #ABCDEGHLMNPSTUVX
| Abraxas Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acentria Stephens, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethes Billberg, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agriopis Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriphila Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaplectoides McDunnough, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aplocera Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1923 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptogramma Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cidaria Treitschke, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1901 | Heaths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colostygia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmorhoe Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diarsia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudonia Billberg, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1787 | Pug Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillaria Haworth, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycophotia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1871 | Meadowbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesotype Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodonta Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1906 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1919 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1775 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotopteryx Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thera Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udea Guenée, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1775 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orkney Islands 73 Species and 15 Subspecies | Abraxas (Abraxas) grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758 | Common magpie moth | | Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813 | European water moth | | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Aethes cnicana Westwood, 1854 | Thistle Conch | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1776) | ⇒ Phigaliohybernia marginaria Fabricius, 1777 | | Agriphila straminella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pearl Veneer | | Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Green Arches | | Apamea (Apamea) monoglypha Hufnagel, 1766 | Dark Arches | | Aplocera plagiata Linnaeus, 1758 | St. John´s Wort Inchworm | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Camptogramma bilineata Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow Shell | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829 | Northern Checkered Skipper | | Cidaria fulvata Forster, 1771 | Barred Yellow | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901 | Large Heath | | Colostygia pectinataria Knoch, 1781 | Green Carpet | | Cosmorhoe ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Bar | | Diarsia mendica Fabricius, 1775 | Ingrailed Clay | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Epirrita filigrammaria Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Small Autumnal Carpet | | Eudonia aphrodes Meyrick, 1885 | | | Eulithis populata Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Spinach | | Eulithis prunata Linnaeus, 1758 | Phoenix | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856 | Currant Pug | | Eupithecia nanata Hübner, 1813 | Narrow-winged Pug | | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 | Foxglove Pug | | Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840 | | Eupithecia pygmaeata (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809 | | Eupithecia venosata Fabricius, 1787 | Netted Pug | | Gracillaria syringella Fabricius, 1794 | Common Slender | | Hipparchia semele atlantica Harrison, 1946 | Grayling | | Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784 | July Highflyer | | Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831 | Ruddy Highflyer | | Lycophotia porphyrea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Little Grass Frog | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871 | Meadow Brown | | Mesotype didymata Linnaeus, 1758 | Twin-spot Carpet | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Yellow Underwing | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Notodonta ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 | Pebble Prominent | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906) | ⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris brassicae postice-ochreata Verity, 1919 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Scotopteryx chenopodiata Linnaeus, 1758 | Shaded Broad Bar | | Thera juniperata Linnaeus, 1758 | Juniper Carpet | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Udea lutealis Hübner, 1809 | Pale Straw Pearl | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Xanthorhoe montanata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Offshore tonguefish | | Xestia (Xestia) xanthographa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Little Grass Frog |
Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Orkney Islands
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