Checklist for Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 (Blues)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 271
1469
2337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1469
2337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 253
1436
2291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 194
1288
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
301
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
301
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
297
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
209
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
201
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
57
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 19
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melbourne
9 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Melbourne
15 Species and 6 Subspecies | Candalides absimilis Felder, C., 1862 | Common Pencil-blue | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides erinus erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Candalides heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido agriades | | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Oreolyce nearcha nearcha | | | Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatinae with occurrences in Melbourne
Links, sources and further information Polyommatinae at artfakta.se
Polyommatinae at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatinae at itis.gov
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