Species list, Checklist of Suborder Glossata (Modern butterflies and moths) for Shetland Mainland (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)

Checklist of Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
for Shetland Mainland (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	18 22 28	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	18 22 28	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	17 21 27	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	16 20 26	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	3 4 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	3 4 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Shetland Mainland
3 Families width 5 Species

Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	3	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835	And Sulphurs	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Shetland Mainland
4 Genera with 5 Species

Aglais Dalman, 1758	Tortoiseshells	1	Species	Taxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856		1	Species	Taxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758	Fetterbush	1	Species	Taxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758	Admirals	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Shetland Mainland
5 Species

Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758	European Peacock
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758	Cabbage Butterfly
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758	Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758	Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Shetland Mainland

Infraorder

Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918

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