Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region North Isles (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
119
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
119
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
116
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
111
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
21
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
21
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 8
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Isles
3 Families width 12 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for North Isles
10 Genera with 12 Species | Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1846 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhetus Swainson, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Isles
12 Species and 6 Subspecies | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Issoria lathonia isaea Gray, 1846 | Queen of Spain fritillary | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777 | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in North Isles | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
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Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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