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Checklist for Subtribe Polyommatina Talavera & al, 2012
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2691
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2470
9783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
588
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
209
984
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
74
353
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
68
339
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
11
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
11 Genera with 100 Species
Agriades Hübner, 191212SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1776Arguses8SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1980Jewel Blues18SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues7SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Freyeria Moore, 1845Grass jewel3SpeciesTaxom
Luthrodes Moore, 1829Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Neolysandra Koçak, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pamiria Tutt, 01SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1886Small Jewel Blues26SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1932Meadow Blues49SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
100 Species and 37 Subspecies
Agriades aegagrus ellisi
Agriades aegagrus leela
Agriades astorica Tytler, 1926
Agriades dis Grum-Grshima..., 1891Tibetan Argus
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon glandon (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798
Agriades jaloka Moore, 1875Greenish Mountain Blue
Agriades jaloka astorica Tytler, 1926
Agriades jaloka marlene
Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798Alpine Blue
Agriades pheretiades Eversmann, 1843Tien Shan Blue
Agriades pheretiades walli Evans, 1912
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia agestis nazira Moore, 1865Brown argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia eumedon jermyni Swinhoe, 1910
Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830Silvery Argus
Aricia astorica Evans, 1925Astor Argus
Aricia medon (Hüfnagel, 1776)⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Chilades (Lachides) contracta Butler, 1880Small Cupid
Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855Persian Grass Blue
Chilades (Luthrodes) pandava Horsfield, 1829Plain Cupid
Chilades pandava nicola Swinhoe, 1885
Chilades pandava pandava Horsfield, 1829Cycad Blue
Chilades hochilus
Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780
Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780Lime Blue
Chilades lajus lajus Stoll, 1870Lime Blue
Chilades lajus tavoyanus Evans, 1932Lime Blue
Chilades lajus varunana Moore, 1866
Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793Indian Cupid
Chilades parrhasius minuta Evans, 1932
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Chilades pulti
Chilades putli Kollar, 1844Eastern Grass Jewel
Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843Grass Jewel
Chilades trochylus orientalis Forster, 1980Large Grass Jewel
Cyaniris albidisca Moore, 1883Whitedisc Hedge Blue
Cyaniris candaules (Snellen, 1892)⇒ Monodontides musina Snellen, 1892
Cyaniris carna de Nicéville, 1895
Cyaniris lugra (Druce, 1895)⇒ Monodontides musina Snellen, 1892
Cyaniris melaenoides (Tytler, 1915)⇒ Celastrina melaena Doherty, 1889
Cyaniris parishii (Rhé Philipe, 1910)⇒ Monodontides musina Snellen, 1892
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Freyeria galba (Lederer ; Ac..., 1995)⇒ Chilades galba Lederer, 1855
Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848Grass jewel
Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845)⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843
Luthrodes pandava Horsfield, 1829Cycad blue
Neolysandra coelestina Eversmann, 1843Pontic Blue
Pamiria chrysopa
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Plebejus deavnicus rupala Tytler, 1925
Plebejus devancius rupala Tytler, 1925
Plebejus devanica rupala Evans, 1925
Plebejus (Alpherakya) devanicus Moore, 1875
Plebejus devanicus gooraisica Tytler, 1926
Plebejus devanicus rupala
Plebejus devanicus sartoides Tytler, 1925
Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874Small Jewel Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejides) beani Bálint & Joh..., 1997Balochi Jewel Blue
Plebejus pylaon indica Evans, 1925
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) baroghila Tytler, 1926Baroghil Jewel Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) eversmanni Lang, 1884Tibetan Jewel Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) kwaja Evans, 1932Dark Jewel Blue
Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebejus aehaja Behr, 1867
Plebejus galani Agenjo, 1967
Plebejus galathea
Plebejus luzonicus (Röber, 1886)⇒ Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) bogra Tshikolovets, 1992Balochi Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) caerulea Courvoisier, 1910
Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921
Polyommatus (Bryna) ariana (Tutt, 1909)⇒ Arhopala ariana Evans, 1925
Polyommatus (Bryna) dux Riley, 1926
Polyommatus (Bryna) everesti Riley, 1922
Polyommatus (Bryna) fraterluci Grum-Grshima..., 1890Kangra Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Bryna) stoliczkanus Felder & Felder, 1865
Polyommatus (Bryna) sutleja Moore, 1882
Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775Mazarine Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctifera Courvoisier, 1910Spotted Adonis Blue
Polyommatus everesti janetae Evans, 1927
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus ariana arene Fawcett, 1904
Polyommatus ariana droshana Evans, 1925
Polyommatus ariana janatae Evans, 1927
Polyommatus bilucha florenciae Tytler, 1926
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) drunela Swinhoe, 1910
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus eros droshana Evans, 1925
Polyommatus eros wazira Evans, 1932
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823Chalk-Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icadius Grum-Grshima..., 1890
Polyommatus icadius chitralensis Swinhoe, 1910
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Polyommatus icarus pseuderos
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) pseuderos Moore, 1879
Polyommatus stoliczkanus drasula Swinhoe, 1910
Polyommatus armena Staudinger, 1871
Polyommatus astorica Evans, 1925
Polyommatus devanica Moore, 1874Dusky Meadow Blue
Polyommatus florenciaeSilvery Meadow Blue
Polyommatus lehanus Moore, 1878
Polyommatus loewii (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Albulina loewii Zeller, 1847
Polyommatus lucia (Culot, 1905)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Polyommatus nepalensis Forster, W., 1961Nepal Meadow Blue
Polyommatus omphisa Moore, 1874Dusky Green Underwing
Polyommatus pierinoManang Meadow Blue
Polyommatus sarta Alpheraky, 1882Brilliant Meadow Blue
Polyommatus sarta gooraisica Tytler, 1927
Polyommatus sarta rupala Tytler, 1927
Polyommatus sieversi Christoph, 1873Pale Jewel Blue
Polyommatus singalensis Moore, 1877Singhalese Hedge Blue
Polyommatus stoliczkana Fawcett, 1904
Polyommatus vicrama (Moore, 1865)⇒ Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865
Polyommatus watira
Polyommatus wazira Evans, 1932