Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 464
4238
11201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 461
4231
11194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 443
4182
11093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 294
3368
9396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
974
2649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
973
2641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
965
2622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
28
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
21
25 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ireland
1 Family width 25 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Ireland
21 Genera with 25 Species
| Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterus Dumeril, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalothyrus Mabille, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1777 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Powellia Maskell, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1758 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1804 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vinius Godman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ireland
25 Species and 7 Subspecies | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Erynnis tages baynesi Huggins, 1956 | Dingy Skipper | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hesperia comus (W. H. Edwards, 1876) | ⇒ Mastor eos Edwards, 1871 | | Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863 | Uncas skipper | | Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771 | Chequered Skipper | | Hyalothyrus neleus nileus (C.A. Clerck, 1764) | ⇒ Hyalothyrus neleus neleus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Powellia vitreoradiata (Maskell, 1879) | ⇒ Trioza vitreoradiata Maskell, 1879 | | Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758 | Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Brick Skipper | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Vinius philaenus (P. Mabille, 1883) | ⇒ Vinius letis Plötz, 1883 | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Ireland
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