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Below is the Full Taxonomic Checklist. It has been recently updated with taxonomic changes, additions and deletions. These lists include the following taxa — Phylum, Class, Order, Superfamily, Family, Subfamily, Genus, Subgenus, Species and Subspecies. As with full species we only list those taxa present in Ireland. At each level in the taxonomic tree, the taxa are listed alphabetically. So the Subfamilies (if any are recognised) are ordered alphabetically within a Family, Genera alphabetically within Subfamily and/or Family and so on down the taxonomic tree. The only exception is the ordering of the families which follows the latest systematic opinion.
Clicking on a species name will take you to a species page, with further information.
| Phylum | Arthropoda | |||
| Class | Insecta | |||
| Order | TRICHOPTERA | |||
| Family |  No image yet available | Rhyacophilidae | ||
| Genus | Rhyacophila | |||
| Species | Rhyacophila dorsalis (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Species | Rhyacophila munda McLachlan 1862 | |||
| Family |  Chimarra marginata Linn. Curtis, J. 1823-1840. The Genera of Insects, vol IV, p412 | Philopotamidae | ||
| Genus | Philopotamus | |||
| Species | Philopotamus montanus (Donovan 1813) | |||
| Genus | Wormaldia | |||
| Species | Wormaldia mediana McLachlan 1878 | |||
| Species | Wormaldia occipitalis (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Wormaldia subnigra McLachlan 1865 | |||
| Genus | Chimarra | |||
| Species | Chimarra marginata (Linnaeus 1767) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Psychomyiidae | ||
| Genus | Lype | |||
| Species | Lype phaeopa (Stephens 1836) | |||
| Species | Lype reducta (Hagen 1868) | |||
| Genus | Metalype | |||
| Species | Metalype fragilis (Pictet, 1834). | |||
| Genus | Psychomyia | |||
| Species | Psychomyia pusilla (Fabricius 1781) | |||
| Genus | Tinodes | |||
| Species | Tinodes dives (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Tinodes maclachani Kimmins 1966 | |||
| Species | Tinodes maculiconis (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Tinodes unicolor (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Tinodes waeneri (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Ecnomidae | ||
| Genus | Ecnomus | |||
| Species | Ecnomus tenellus (Rambur 1842) | |||
| Family |  Polycentropus irroratus, Curt. J.Curtis. 1823-1840. The Genera of Insects, vol IV, p408 | Polycentropodidae | ||
| Genus | Cyrnus | |||
| Species | Cyrnus flavidus McLachlan 1864 | |||
| Species | Cyrnus insolutus McLachlan 1878 | |||
| Species | Cyrnus trimaculatus (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Holocentropus | |||
| Species | Holocentropus dubius (Rambur 1842) | |||
| Species | Holocentropus picicornis (Stephens 1836) | |||
| Genus | Neureclipsis | |||
| Species | Neureclipsis bimaculata (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Genus | Plectrocnemia | |||
| Species | Plectrocnemia conspersa (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Species | Plectrocnemia geniculata MeLachlan 1871 | |||
| Genus | Polycentropus | |||
| Species | Polycentropus flavomaculatus (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Polycentropus irroratus Curtis 1835 | |||
| Species | Polycentropus kingi McLachlan 1881 | |||
| Family |  Hydropsychidae fulvipes (Curtis, 1834), | Hydropsychidae | ||
| Genus | Cheumatopsyche | |||
| Species | Cheumatopsyche lepida (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Genus | Diplectrona | |||
| Species | Diplectrona felix McLachlan 1878 | |||
| Genus | Hydropsyche | |||
| Species | Hydropsyche angustipennis (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Species | Hydropsyche contubernalis McLachlan 1865 | |||
| Species | Hydropsyche instabilis (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Species | Hydropsyche pellucidula (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Species | Hydropsyche siltalai Dohler 1963 | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Glossosomatidae | ||
| Genus | Glossosoma | |||
| Species | Glossosoma boltoni Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Glossosoma conformis Neboiss 1963 | |||
| Genus | Agapetus | |||
| Species | Agapetus delicatulus McLachlan 1884 | |||
| Species | Agapetus fuscipes Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Agapetus ochripes Curtis 1834 | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Hydroptilidae | ||
| Genus | Agraylea | |||
| Species | Agraylea multipunctata Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Agraylea sexmaculata Curtis 1834 | |||
| Genus | Allotrichia | |||
| Species | Allotrichia pallicornis (Eaton 1873) | |||
| Genus | Hydroptila | |||
| Species | Hydroptila angulata Mosely 1922 | |||
| Species | Hydroptila cornuta Mosely 1922 | |||
| Species | Hydroptila forcipata (Eaton 1873) | |||
| Species | Hydroptila martini Marshall 1977 | |||
| Species | Hydroptila occulta (Eaton 1873) | |||
| Species | Hydroptila pulchricornis Pictet 1834 | |||
| Species | Hydroptila simulans Mosely 1920 | |||
| Species | Hydroptila sparsa Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Hydroptila tigurina Ris 1894 | |||
| Species | Hydroptila tineoides Dalman 1819 | |||
| Genus | Oxyethira | |||
| Species | Oxyethira falcata Morton 1893 | |||
| Species | Oxyethira flavicornis Pictet 1834 | |||
| Species | Oxyethira frici Klapalek 1891 | |||
| Species | Oxyethira sagittifera Ris 1897 | |||
| Species | Oxyethira simplex Ris 1897 | |||
| Species | Oxyethira tristella Klapalek 1895 | |||
| Genus | Tricholeiochiton | |||
| Species | Tricholeiochiton fagesii (Guinard 1879) | |||
| Genus | Ithytrichia | |||
| Species | Ithytrichia clavata Morton 1905 | |||
| Species | Ithytrichia lamellaris Eaton 1873 | |||
| Genus | Orthotrichia | |||
| Species | Orthotrichia angustella (McLachlan 1865) | |||
| Species | Orthotrichia costalis (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Family |  Agrypnia pagetana, Curt. J.Curtis, 1823-1840. The Genera of Insects, vol IV, p405 | Phryganeidae | ||
| Genus | Agrypnia | |||
| Species | Agrypnia obsoleta (Hagen 1864) | |||
| Species | Agrypnia pagetana Curtis 1835 | |||
| Species | Agrypnia varia (Fabricius 1793) | |||
| Genus | Oligotricha | |||
| Species | Oligotricha striata (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Genus | Phryganea | |||
| Species | Phryganea bipunctata Retzius 1783 | |||
| Species | Phryganea grandis Linnaeus 1758 | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Lepidostomatidae | ||
| Genus | Crunoecia | |||
| Species | Crunoecia irrorata (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Lasiocephala | |||
| Species | Lasiocephala basalts (Kolenati 1848) | |||
| Genus | Lepidostoma | |||
| Species | Lepidostoma hirtum (Fabricius 1775) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Limnephilidae | ||
| Genus | Apatania | |||
| Species | Apatania auricula (Forsslund 1930) | |||
| Species | Apatania muliebris McLachlan 1866 | |||
| Species | Apatania wallengreni McLachlan 1871 | |||
| Genus | Drusus | |||
| Species | Drusus annulatus (Stephens 1837) | |||
| Genus | Ecclisopteryx | |||
| Species | Ecclisopteryx guttulata (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Genus | Halesus | |||
| Species | Halesus digitatus (von Paula Schrank 1781) | |||
| Species | Halesus radiatus (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Hydatophylax | |||
| Species | Hydatophylax infumatus (McLachlan 1865) | |||
| Genus | Mesophylax | |||
| Species | Mesophylax impunctatus McLachlan 1884 | |||
| Genus | Micropterna | |||
| Species | Micropterna lateralis (Stephens 1837) | |||
| Species | Micropterna sequax McLachlan 1875 | |||
| Genus | Potamophylax | |||
| Species | Potamophylax cingulatus (Stephens 1837) | |||
| Species | Potamophylax latipennis (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Stenophylax | |||
| Species | Stenophylax permistus McLachlan 1895 | |||
| Genus | Chaetopteryx | |||
| Species | Chaetopteryx villosa (Fabricius 1798) | |||
| Genus | Anabolia | |||
| Species | Anabolia nervosa (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Glyphotaelius | |||
| Species | Glyphotaelius pellucidus (Retzius 1783) | |||
| Genus | Grammotaulius | |||
| Species | Grammotaulius nigropunctatus (Retzius 1783) | |||
| Genus | Limnephilus | |||
| Species | Limnephilus afflnis Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus auricula Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus binotatus Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus centralis Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus coenosus Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus decipiens (Kolenati 1848) | |||
| Species | Limnephilus elegans Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus flavicornis (Fabricius 1787) | |||
| Species | Limnephilus fuscinervis (Zetterstedt 1840) | |||
| Species | Limnephilus griseus (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Species | Limnephilus hirsutus (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Limnephilus ignavus McLachlan 1865 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus incisus Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus lunatus Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus luridus Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus marmoratus Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus nigriceps (Zetterstedt 1840) | |||
| Species | Limnephilus pati O'Connor 1980 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus rhombicus (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Species | Limnephilus sparsus Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus stigma Curtis 1834 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus tauricus Schmid 1964 | |||
| Species | Limnephilus vittatus (Fabricius 1798) | |||
| Genus | Phacopteryx | |||
| Species | Phacopteryx brevipennis (Curtis, 1834) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Goeridae | ||
| Genus | Goera | |||
| Species | Goera pilosa (Fabricius 1775) | |||
| Genus | Silo | |||
| Species | Silo nigricornis (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Silo pallipes (Fabricius 1781) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Beraeidae | ||
| Genus | Beraea | |||
| Species | Beraea maurus (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Species | Beraea pullata (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Beraeodes | |||
| Species | Beraeodes minutus (Linnaeus 1761) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Sericostomatidae | ||
| Genus | Sericostoma | |||
| Species | Sericostoma personatum (Kirby & Spence 1826) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Odontoceridae | ||
| Genus | Odontocerum | |||
| Species | Odontocerum albicorne (Scopoli 1763) | |||
| Family | No image yet available | Molannidae | ||
| Genus | Molanna | |||
| Species | Molanna albicans (Zetterstedt 1840) | |||
| Family |  Copyright Malcolm Storey, www.bioimages.org.uk | Leptoceridae | ||
| Genus | Athripsodes | |||
| Species | Athripsodes albifrons (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Species | Athripsodes aterrimus (Stephens 1836) | |||
| Species | Athripsodes bilineatus (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Species | Athripsodes cinereus (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Species | Athripsodes commutatus (Rostock 1874) | |||
| Genus | Ceraclea | |||
| Species | Ceraclea albimacula (Rambur 1842) | |||
| Species | Ceraclea annulicornis (Stephens 1836) | |||
| Species | Ceraclea dissimilis (Stephens 1836) | |||
| Species | Ceraclea fulva (Rambur 1842) | |||
| Species | Ceraclea nigronervosa (Retzius 1783) | |||
| Species | Ceraclea senilis (Burmeister 1839) | |||
| Genus | Leptocerus | |||
| Species | Leptocerus tineiformis Curtis 1834 | |||
| Genus | Mystacides | |||
| Species | Mystacides azurea (Linnaeus 1761) | |||
| Species | Mystacides longicornis (Linnaeus 1758) | |||
| Genus | Adicella | |||
| Species | Adicella reducta (McLachlan 1865) | |||
| Genus | Triaenodes | |||
| Species | Triaenodes bicolor (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Ylodes | |||
| Species | Ylodes reuteri (McLachlan 1880) | |||
| Genus | Oecetis | |||
| Species | Oecetis furva (Rambur 1842) | |||
| Species | Oecetis lacustris (Pictet 1834) | |||
| Species | Oecetis notata (Rambur 1842) | |||
| Species | Oecetis ochracea (Curtis 1825) | |||
| Species | Oecetis testacea (Curtis 1834) | |||
| Genus | Setodes | |||
| Species | Setodes argentipunctellus McLachlan 1877 |