Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Shetland Mainland (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 89
212
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 89
212
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 84
203
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 66
166
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
24
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
24
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
18
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shetland Mainland
4 Families width 22 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Shetland Mainland
18 Genera with 22 Species | Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1989 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shetland Mainland
22 Species and 7 Subspecies | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Ornithoptera priamus poseidon (Parrott & De..., 1989) | ⇒ Ornithoptera priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Shetland Mainland | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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