Checklist of Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
for Sutherland (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
425
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 125
425
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 117
413
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 100
387
527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
102
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
102
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
102
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
94
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
94
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
36
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sutherland
4 Families width 51 Species and 16 Subspecies
Genera for Sutherland
36 Genera with 51 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1847 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1968 | Coppers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1923 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyraspodes Tite & C.G.C..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 0 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1904 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1901 | Heaths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1911 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1871 | Meadowbrowns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1869 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphes Leach, 1814 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1971 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1969 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Torynesis Butler, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sutherland
51 Species and 16 Subspecies | Adelpha aricia aricia Hewitson, 1847 | | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Aloeides bamptoni Tite & Dickson, 1977 | Bampton's Copper | | Aloeides kaplani Tite & Dickson, 1977 | Kaplan's Copper | | Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Oreas Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Van Son's Copper | | Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argyraspodes argyraspis Trimen, 1873 | Warrior Silver-spotted Copper | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Belenois thysa biton | | | Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Chrysoritis beaufortius Dickson, 1966 | Beaufort Opal | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis felthami Trimen, 1904 | Feltham´s Opal | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus albescens Robson & Gar..., 1886 | | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901 | Large Heath | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Erebia aethiops caledonia Verity, 1911 | Scotch Argus | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele scota Verity, 1911 | Grayling | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871 | Meadow Brown | | Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869 | Trimen's Dotted Border | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Nymphes myrmeleonoides Leach, 1814 | Blue Eyes Lacewing | | Phasis clavum Murray, 1935 | Namaqua Arrowhead | | Phasis pringlei Dickson, 1977 | Pringle's Arrowhead | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Poecilmitis azurius (Swanepoel, 1975) | ⇒ Chrysoritis azurius Swanepoel, 1975 | | Poecilmitis midas (Pennington, 1962) | ⇒ Chrysoritis midas Pennington, 1962 | | Poecilmitis violascens Dickson, 1971 | | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868 | Sand-dune Widow | | Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962 | Dickson's Widow | | Tarsocera fulvina Vári, 1971 | Karoo Widow | | Tarsocera southeyae Dickson, 1969 | Southey's Widow | | Thestor pringlei Dickson, 1976 | Pringle's Skolly | | Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | Large Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia wallengrenii Trimen, 1887 | Wallengren's Copper | | Trimenia wykehami Dickson, 1969 | Nama-Karoo Silver-Spotted Copper | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Sutherland | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Coppers and Blues, Gossamer Winged Butterflies, Gossamer-wing butterflies, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Hairstreaks & Coppers & Blues, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 15
27 | 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 | 15
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Whites and Sulphurs, Whites and Yellows, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows, Yellows & Whites & Sulphurs | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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