Taxonomy of Genus Celastrina Tutt, 1906
Azures, Cherry Gall Azure, Hedge Blues, Holarctic Azures
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 193
15190 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 155
13477 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Celastrina
Tutt, 1906
Azures, Cherry Gall Azure, Hedge Blues, Holarctic Azures | 389 | Species |
Subnodes of Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Species | Celastrina acesina Bethune-Baker, 1906
| | | | Species | Celastrina acis Fabricius, 1787
| | | | Species | Celastrina admirabilis Sugitani, 1936
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina aenigma
| | | | Species | Celastrina ainonica
| | | | Species | Celastrina akasa
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina albocaerulea Moore, 1879 ⇒ Recchia abauna
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina albocaeruleoides Tutt, 1908
| | | | Species | Celastrina albocaeruleus
| | | | Species | Celastrina albocoeruleus Moore, 1879
Albocerulean | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina albocoeruloides Chapman, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina algernon
| | | | Species | Celastrina algernoni Fruhstorfer, 1917
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina algirica Oberthür, 1915
| | | | Species | Celastrina alta Barlow, Banks & Holloway, 1971
| | | | Species | Celastrina amadis Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina amyntula
| | | | Species | Celastrina anteatrata Mezger, 1934
| | | | Species | Celastrina antidisconulla Lempke, 1954
| | | | Species | Celastrina aquilina Grund, 1908
| | | | Species | Celastrina archena Corbet, 1940
| | | | Species | Celastrina argalus Bergstrasser, 1779
| | | | Species | Celastrina argentata Fletcher, 1904 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina argiolaus
| | | | Species | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Atlantic azure, Edward azure, Hill Hedge Blue, Holly Blue | 35 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina argrophontes Bergstrasser, 1779
| | | | Species | Celastrina aristinus Fruhstorfer, 1917
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina aristius Fruhstorfer, 1910
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina arizonensis Edwards, 1884 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina arletta Hemming, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina aroana Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
| | | | Species | Celastrina arsina Fruhstorfer, 1921
| | | | Species | Celastrina asheri LaBar, Pelham & Kondla, 2022
| | | | Species | Celastrina astarga Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina atrigemata
| | | | Species | Celastrina baileyi Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
| | | | Species | Celastrina bakeri Clench, 1944 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina barneyi Corbet, 1941
| | | | Species | Celastrina bieneri Forster, 1947
| | | | Species | Celastrina bothrioides Chapman, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina boulti
| | | | Species | Celastrina briga Fruhstorfer, 1917
| | | | Species | Celastrina britanna Verity, 1919
| | | | Species | Celastrina bruggemani Toxopeus, 1928
| | | | Species | Celastrina c-nigrum Tutt, 1908
| | | | Species | Celastrina calidogenita Verity, 1919
| | | | Species | Celastrina camenae de Nicéville, 1895
| 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina canicularis Verity, 1919
| | | | Species | Celastrina caphis Fruhstorfer, 1921
| | | | Species | Celastrina cardia Felder, 1860
Pale Hedge Blue | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina carna Butler, 0
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina catius Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina catreus
| | | | Species | Celastrina cerima Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina ceyx de Nicéville, 1892
| 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina chloe Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
| | | | Species | Celastrina cinerea Edwards, 1883 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina cleobis Sulzer, 1776
| | | | Species | Celastrina clothales Fruhstorfer, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina coalita de Nicéville, 1891
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina confusa Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
| | | | Species | Celastrina corythus de Nicéville, 1895
| | | | Species | Celastrina cossa Chapman, 1909
| | | | Species | Celastrina cossaea de Nicéville, 1895
| 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina cowani Evans, 1932 ⇒ Callenya lenya
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina crimissa Fruhstorfer, 1917
| | | | Species | Celastrina cyaniris Bethune-Baker, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina cyma Toxopeus, 1927
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina dammermani Toxopeus, 1928
| | | | Species | Celastrina dilecta
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina dilectus
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina dipora Moore, 1865
Dusky Blue Cupid | | | | Species | Celastrina distanti Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina dohertyi Tytler, 1915
| | | | Species | Celastrina ebenina Clench, 1972 ⇒ Celastrina nigra
| | | | Species | Celastrina echo Edwards, 1864 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
Baja Azure, Echo Azure, Western Azure | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina elioti Hayashi, 1976
| | | | Species | Celastrina euphon Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina evansi Toxopeus, 1927
| | | | Species | Celastrina expansa Pionneau, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina fedoseevi Korshunov & Ivonin, 1990
| | | | Species | Celastrina filipina Murayama & Okamura, 1973
| | | | Species | Celastrina filipjevi Riley, 1934
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina formosana Bethune-Baker, 1914
| | | | Species | Celastrina gigas Hemming, 1928
Silvery Hedge Blue, Silvery hedge-blue | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina gozora Boisduval, 1870 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
Gozora Azure, Mexican Azure | | | | Species | Celastrina gregoryi Watkins, 1927
| | | | Species | Celastrina grisescens Eisner, 1964
| | | | Species | Celastrina hegesias Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina heringi Kardakoff, 1928
| | | | Species | Celastrina herophilus Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina hersilia Leech, 1893
Naga Hedge Blue | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina himilcon Fruhstorfer, 1909
| | | | Species | Celastrina hoenei Forster, 1947
| | | | Species | Celastrina howarthi Cantlie & Norman, 1960 ⇒ Celastrina placidula
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina huegeli Moore, 1882
Large Hedge Blue | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina huegelii Moore, 1882
Large Hedge Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina humulus Scott & Wright, 1998
Hops Azure | | | | Species | Celastrina idella Dav.M. Wright & Pavulaan, 1999
American Holly Azure, Holly Azure | | | | Species | Celastrina intensa Toxopeus, 1928
| | | | Species | Celastrina irenae Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina isabella Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina ishigakiana Matsumura, 1929
| | | | Species | Celastrina iynteana de Nicéville, 1883
Jyntea Hedge Blue | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina jynteana
| | | | Species | Celastrina kadazanensis Barlow, Banks & Holloway, 1971
| | | | Species | Celastrina kasmira
| | | | Species | Celastrina kawazoei Hayashi, 1974
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina klossi Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina kobei Tutt, 1908
| | | | Species | Celastrina kyushuensis Shirozu, 1948
| | | | Species | Celastrina ladon Cramer, 1780 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
'Atlantic' Spring Azure, 'Edward's' Spring Azure | 10 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina ladonides
Silvery Hedge Blue | | | | Species | Celastrina lavendularis Moore, 1877
Plain Hedge Blue | 11 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina leei Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
| | | | Species | Celastrina lenya Evans, 1932
| | | | Species | Celastrina lenzeni Forster, 1941
| | | | Species | Celastrina leucothelia Jordan, 1930
| | | | Species | Celastrina levettii Butler, 1883
| | | | Species | Celastrina limbata Moore, 0
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina limbatus
| | | | Species | Celastrina lombokensis Fruhstorfer, 1917
| | | | Species | Celastrina lucia Kirby, 1837 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
Azure Butterfly, Boreal Spring Azure, Eastern Spring Azure | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina maculispostcarens Lempke, 1954
| | | | Species | Celastrina manchurica Matsumura, 1949
| | | | Species | Celastrina marata Corbet, 1936
| | | | Species | Celastrina margarelon Fruhstorfer, 1921
| | | | Species | Celastrina marginata Edwards, 1883 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina marginatus Retzius, 1783
| | | | Species | Celastrina matanga Chapman, 1911
| | | | Species | Celastrina mauretanica Rothschild, 1925
| | | | Species | Celastrina meeki
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina melaena Doherty, 1889
Metallic Hedge Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina melanoides Tytler, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina microdes Cabeau, 1925
| | | | Species | Celastrina midare Sugitani, 1936
| | | | Species | Celastrina minima
| | | | Species | Celastrina mixta Verity, 1919
| | | | Species | Celastrina montanensis Barlow, Banks & Holloway, 1971
| | | | Species | Celastrina moorea Toxopeus, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina morsheadi Evans, 1915
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina musina Snellen, 1892 ⇒ Monodontides musina
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina nearcha
| | | | Species | Celastrina negesander Fruhstorfer, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Summer Azure, Summer azure blue | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina neglectamajor Opler & Krizek, 1984 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
Appalachian Azure | | | | Species | Celastrina neodilecta Fruhstorfer, 1917
| | | | Species | Celastrina nigra Forbes, 1960
Dusky Azure, Sooty Azure, Spring Sooty | | | | Species | Celastrina nigrescens Fletcher, 1904 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina nix Toxopeus, 1927
| | | | Species | Celastrina nunenmacheri Strand, 1921
| | | | Species | Celastrina nuydai Hayashi, 1974
| | | | Species | Celastrina ogasawaraensis Pryer, 1886
| | | | Species | Celastrina oreana Swinhoe, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina oreas Leech, 1893
Khasi Hedge Blue | 10 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina oreoides Evans, 1925
| | | | Species | Celastrina oviana Fruhstorfer, 1917 ⇒ Udara oviana
| | | | Species | Celastrina owgarra
| | | | Species | Celastrina pambui Eliot, 1973
| | | | Species | Celastrina paracatius Fruhstorfer, 1917
| | | | Species | Celastrina parvipuncta Fuchs, 1880
| | | | Species | Celastrina parvula H.H.Druce, 1895 ⇒ Udara selma
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina pellax Fruhstorfer, 1916
| | | | Species | Celastrina pellecebra
Fruhstorfer’s Hedge Blue | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina pendleburyi Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina perplexa Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
| | | | Species | Celastrina phellodendroni Omelko, 1987
| | | | Species | Celastrina philippina Semper, 1889
Philippine Hedge Blue | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina phoenix Toxopeus, 1928
| | | | Species | Celastrina placida
| | | | Species | Celastrina placidula Druce, 1895
| 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina plauta
| | | | Species | Celastrina polemica Toxopeus, 1928
| | | | Species | Celastrina prattorum Toxopeus, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina pseudargiolus Boisduval, 1833 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina puspa
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina puspargiolus Chapman, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina puspeula
| | | | Species | Celastrina quadriplaga
| | | | Species | Celastrina sabatina Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925
| | | | Species | Celastrina samanga
| | | | Species | Celastrina sauteri Fruhstorfer, 1917
| | | | Species | Celastrina scharffi Moore, 1879 ⇒ Recchia abauna
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina septentrionalis Forster, 1947
| | | | Species | Celastrina serotina Pavulaan & Wright, 2005
Cherry Gall Azure | | | | Species | Celastrina shelleni Toxopeus, 0
| | | | Species | Celastrina shirozui Hsu, 1987
| | | | Species | Celastrina sidara Clench, 1944 ⇒ Celastrina argiolus
| | | | Species | Celastrina sikkima Moore, 1883
| | | | Species | Celastrina singalensis Felder, 1868
| 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina siporana Riley, 1945
| | | | Species | Celastrina snelleni Toxopeus, 1926
| | | | Species | Celastrina sonchus Druce, 1896
| | | | Species | Celastrina subtusradiata Blachier, 1909
| | | | Species | Celastrina sugitanii Matsumura, 1919
| 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Celastrina tanarata Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina tenella
| | | | Species | Celastrina thersanon Bergstrasser, 1779
| | | | Species | Celastrina thorida Toxopeus, 1928
| | | | Species | Celastrina toxopeusi Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina transpecta
White-banded Hedge Blue | | | | Species | Celastrina ussuriensis Forster, 1941
| | | | Species | Celastrina valeria Fruhstorfer, 1910
| | | | Species | Celastrina violacea Edwards, 1866
| | | | Species | Celastrina vipia Cantlie & Norman, 1960
| | | | Species | Celastrina xanthippe Corbet, 1937
| | | | Species | Celastrina yunnana Eliot & Kawazoé, 1983
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Celastrina | English | Azures, Cherry Gall Azure, Hedge Blues, Holarctic Azures |
Distribution of Celastrina Tutt, 1906 Albania
| Algeria
| Andorra
| Argentina
| Armenia
| Australia
| Austria
| Azerbaijan
| Belarus
| Belgium
| Bhutan
| Bolivia
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Brazil
| Bulgaria
| Cameroon
1 Species | Canada
| China
| Colombia
| Costa Rica
| Croatia
| Cuba
| Cyprus
| Czech Republic
| Denmark
| Estonia
| Fiji
| Finland
| France
| Georgia
| Germany
| Greece
| Guatemala
| Honduras
| Hungary
| Iceland
| India
| Indonesia
14 Species | Iran
| Iraq
| Ireland
| Israel
| Italy
| Ivory Coast
| Japan
| Kazakhstan
| Kenya
| Kyrgyzstan
| Laos
| Latvia
| Lebanon
| Liechtenstein
| Lithuania
| Luxembourg
| Malawi
| Malaysia
| Malta
| Mauritius
| Mexico
| Moldova
| Mongolia
| Montenegro
| Morocco
| Myanmar
| Nepal
| Netherlands
| Nigeria
| North Korea
| Norway
| Pakistan
| Panama
| Papua New Guinea
| Peru
| Philippines
| Poland
| Portugal
| Republic South Africa
| Romania
| Russia
| San Marino
| Serbia
| Sierra Leone
| Slovakia
| Slovenia
| Solomon Islands
| South Korea
| Spain
| Sri Lanka
| Sweden
| Switzerland
| Syria
| Taiwan
| Tajikistan
| Thailand
| Tunisia
| Turkey
| Uganda
| Ukraine
| United Kingdom
| USA
| Uzbekistan
| Vietnam
| Zimbabwe
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Found in fossile formations Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
Ecozone River, Wetland, Mountains
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