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Checklist for Subtribe Polyommatina Talavera & al, 2012
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
5352
26598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
5297
26515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
89
5277
26442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
3333
16587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
3035
14002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
628
2717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
177
781
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
59
271
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
55
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
12
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
12 Genera with 107 Species
Agriades Hübner, 193321SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1898Arguses37SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclargus Nabokov, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 187413SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 186258SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1924Small Jewel Blues82SpeciesTaxom
Plebulina Kluk, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1832Meadow Blues23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
107 Species and 145 Subspecies
Agriades aquilo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798
Agriades aquilo podarce
Agriades aquilo rustica
Agriades cassiope Emmel & Emmel, 1998Cassiope Blue
Agriades frankliniFranklin Blue
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon cassiope J. Emmel & T..., 1998Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon kelsoni J. Emmel & T..., 1998Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon punctatus Austin, 1998Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon rustica W. H. Edwards, 1865Arctic Blue
Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Agriades optilete yukona W. Holland, 1900Cranberry Blue
Agriades podarce Felder, C. &..., 1865Arrowhead Arctic Blue
Agriades podarce cilla Behr, 1867Sierra Blue
Agriades podarce klamathensis J. Emmel & T..., 1998Sierra Blue
Agriades podarce podarce C. Felder & ..., 1865Sierra Blue
Agriades rustica Edwards, 1865
Agriades rustica rusticaArctic blue
Agriades rusticus
Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933Zullich's Blue
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) nevadensis Oberthür, 1910
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia (Icaricia) acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Aricia acmon cottlei F. Grinnell, 1916
Aricia acmon lutzi dos Passos, 1938
Aricia (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852
Aricia icarioides buholczi dos Passos, 1938
Aricia icarioides daedalus (H.H. Behr, 1867)⇒ Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia icarioides evius (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1869)⇒ Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia icarioides fulla (W.H. Edwards, 1870)⇒ Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia icarioides maricopa (T. Reakirt, 1866)⇒ Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia icarioides mintha (W.H. Edwards, 1870)⇒ Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia icarioides phileros (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1869)⇒ Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia icarioides spinimaculata (J.D. Gunder, 1926)⇒ Aricia icarioides icarioides J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869Lupine Blue
Aricia lupini acmon (tr.f. angelu..., 1930)⇒ Aricia lupini monticola V.L. Clémence, 1909
Aricia lupini immaculata (F.H. Chermock, 1929)⇒ Aricia lupini lupini J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1869
Aricia lupini lupini J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1869
Aricia lupini monticola V.L. Clémence, 1909
Aricia lupini texanus C. Goodpasture, 1973
Aricia (Icaricia) saepiolus Boisduval, 1852Greenish Blue
Aricia saepiolus garthi (J.D. Gunder, 1928)⇒ Aricia saepiolus hilda J. Grinnell ..., 1907
Aricia saepiolus hilda J. Grinnell ..., 1907
Aricia saepiolus saepiolus (tr.f. bohart..., 1932)⇒ Aricia saepiolus hilda J. Grinnell ..., 1907
Aricia (Icaricia) shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862Shasta Blue
Aricia shasta zelmira Felder & Felder, 1865
Aricia antaegon J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1852
Aricia elongata Courvoisier, 1910
Aricia icaroides Carter & Har..., 1929
Aricia kelseyi W.S. Wright, 1930
Aricia labecula F.E. Watson ..., 1920
Aricia punctata (Stein, 1898)⇒ Helina procedens Walker, 1861
Aricia rufitibia (Stein, 1898)⇒ Helina rufitibia Stein, 1898
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Cyclargus ammon Lucas, 1857Blue Butterfly
Cyclargus ammon bethunebakeri Comstock & H..., 1946
Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941Miami Blue
Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri W. Comstock ..., 1943Miami Blue
Echinargus alce Edwards, 1871
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus hanno astragala (W.G. Wright, 1905)⇒ Hemiargus hanno gyas W.H. Edwards, 1871
Hemiargus hanno florencia (V.L. Clémence, 1914)⇒ Hemiargus hanno gyas W.H. Edwards, 1871
Hemiargus hanno gyas W.H. Edwards, 1871
Hemiargus hanno pseudoptiletes J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1835
Hemiargus antibubastus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas Lucas, 1857Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus gyas Edwards, 1871Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866Alce Blue
Hemiargus isola alce Edwards, 1871Blackspotted solitary blue
Hemiargus zachaeina (Butler, 1874)⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793
Icaricia acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Icaricia cotundra Scott & M. F..., 2006Cotundra Blue
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia icarioides albihalos J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides argusmontana J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides atascadero J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides austinorum J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides buchholzi dos Passos, 1938Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides eosierra J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides evius Boisduval, 1869Boisduval´s blue
Icaricia icarioides fenderi Macy, 1931Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides fulla W. H. Edwards, 1870Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides helios W. H. Edwards, 1871Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides inyo J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides lycea W. H. Edwards, 1864Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides missionensis Hovanitz, 1937Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides moroensis Sternitzky, 1930Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides nigrafem R. Holland, 2011
Icaricia icarioides panamintina J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides parapheres J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides pardalis Behr, 1867Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides pembina W. H. Edwards, 1862Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides pheres Boisduval, 1852Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icarioides sacre R. Holland, 2011
Icaricia icarioides santana J. Emmel, T...., 1998Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia icaroides
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Icaricia lupini alpicola J. Emmel, T...., 1998Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini argentata J. Emmel, T...., 1998Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini chlorina Skinner, 1902Chlorina Blue
Icaricia lupini dedeckera J. Emmel, T...., 1998Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini goodpasturei Austin, 1998Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini lupini Boisduval, 1869Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini lutzi dos Passos, 1938Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini monticola Clémence, 1909Monticola Blue
Icaricia lupini spangelatus Burdick, 1942Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini texanus Goodpasture, 1973Lupine Blue
Icaricia monticola
Icaricia neurona Skinner, 1902Veined Blue
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Icaricia saepiolus aehaja Behr, 1867Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus albomontanus Austin & J. ..., 1998Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus aureolus J. Emmel, T...., 1998Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus gertschi dos Passos, 1938Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus hilda J. Grinnell ..., 1907Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus littoralis J. Emmel, T...., 1998Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus maculosus Austin, 1998Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus rufescens Boisduval, 1869Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus saepiolus Boisduval, 1852Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus whitmeri F. Brown, 1951Greenish Blue
Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Icaricia shasta calchas Behr, 1867Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta charlestonensis Austin, 1980Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta minnehaha Scudder, 1874Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta pallidissima Austin, 1998Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta pitkinensis Ferris, 1976Shasta Blue
Icaricia shasta shasta W. H. Edwards, 1862Shasta Blue
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) franklinii Curtis, 1835
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus glandon rusticus WH Edwards, 1865Rocky Mountain Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) podarce (C. & R. Felder, 1865)⇒ Plebejus rustica Edwards, 1865
Plebejus podarce klamathensis J. Emmel & T..., 1998
Plebejus (Agriades) rustica Edwards, 1865
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851Acmon Blue
Plebejus acmon lutzi dos Passos, 1938Rockymountain silverstudded blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852
Plebejus icarioides albihalos J. Emmel, T...., 1998
Plebejus icarioides ardea WH Edwards, 1871Boisduval´s blue
Plebejus icarioides austinorum J. Emmel, T...., 1998
Plebejus icarioides fenderi Macy, 1931
Plebejus icarioides icarioides Boisduval, 1852
Plebejus icarioides lycea W. H. Edwards, 1864
Plebejus icarioides missionensis Hovanitz, 1937'Mission' Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus icarioides moroensis Sternitzky, 1930
Plebejus icarioides parapheres J. Emmel, T...., 1998Point Reyes Blue
Plebejus icarioides pembina W.H. Edwards, 1862Icarioides Blue
Plebejus icarioides pheres Boisduval, 1852
Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Plebejus lupini lutzi Passos, 1938Lupine blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) neurona Skinner, 1902Transvestite Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Plebejus shasta charlestonensis Austin, 1980
Plebejus shasta minnehaha Scudder, 1874Minnehaha Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) anna (Edwards, 1861)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus anna anna W. H. Edwards, 1861Anna´s Blue
Plebejus anna azureus J. Emmel, T...., 1998Anna´s Blue
Plebejus anna benwarner Scott, 2006Anna´s Blue
Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878Anna´s Blue
Plebejus anna ricei Cross, 1937Anna´s Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) fridayi (F. Chermock, 1945)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Plebejus fridayi fridayi F. Chermock, 1945Friday´s Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus idas annette WH Edwards, 1882Wasatch northern blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873Common bordered blue
Plebejus melissa alateres Austin, 1998Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa annetta W. H. Edwards, 1882Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa inyoensis Nabokov, 1949Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa melissa W. H. Edwards, 1873Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa paradoxa F. Chermock, 1945Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa pseudosamuelis Nabokov, 1949Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa samuelis Nabokov, 1944Karner Blue
Plebejus (Plebejides) patriarcha Bálint, 1992
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus argus micrargus Butler, 1878
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus idas alaskensis F.Chermock, 1945Northern Blue
Plebejus idas atrapraetextus W.D.Field, 1939Dark-edged Blue
Plebejus idas empetri T.Freeman, 1938Crowberry Blue
Plebejus idas longinus Nabokov, 1949Northern Blue
Plebejus idas nabokovi Masters, 1972Nabokov'S Blue
Plebejus idas sublivens Nabokov, 1949Northern Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebejus saepiolus albomontanus Austin & J. ..., 1998
Plebejus saepiolus amica W.H. Edwards, 1863Greenish Blue
Plebejus saepiolus aureolus J. Emmel, T...., 1998
Plebejus saepiolus gertschi dos Passos, 1938Greenish blue
Plebejus saepiolus leussleri Gunder, 1927
Plebejus saepiolus littoralis J. Emmel, T...., 1998
Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus Boisduval, 1852Greenish blue
Plebejus saepiolus whitmeri Brown, 1951
Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832)⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Plebulina) emigdionis Grinnell, 1905Emigdio Blue
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus acmoin lutzi Dos Passos, 1938
Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebejus armon
Plebejus atrapraetextus Field, 1939
Plebejus callinicus Röber, 1886
Plebejus cassiope⇒ Agriades cassiope Emmel & Emmel, 1998
Plebejus maricopa Reakirt, 1866
Plebejus pheres
Plebejus samuelis Nabokov, 1944Karner Blue
Plebejus scudderii Edwards, 1861
Plebejus veris Verity, 1924
Plebulina emigdionis (Grinnell, 1905)⇒ Plebejus emigdionis Grinnell, 1905
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) carmon Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775Damon Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyomatus) eroides Frivaldszky, 1835False Eros Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus eros eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Polyommatus eros Ochsenheimer, 1808
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823Chalk-Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Polyommatus aquilo Boisduval, 1832
Polyommatus athis athis FREYER, 1851
Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767
Polyommatus hypophlaeus
Polyommatus kasmira Moore, 1865
Polyommatus sartoides Swinhoe, 1910
Polyommatus soepiolus Boisduval, 0
Polyommatus thoe Gray, 1832