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Checklist for Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 (Blues)
and region Myanmar (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
532
4796
12005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
530
4790
12000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
4719
11886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
318
3792
10415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
938
2293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
937
2292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
933
2285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
681
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
641
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
285
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
122
474
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
42
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Myanmar
42 Genera with 117 Species
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Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1882Hedge Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Agriades Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1878Ciliate Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1921Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Bothrinia Chapman, 1962Hedge Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Caleta Hirowatari, 1897Angled Pierrot8SpeciesTaxom
Callenya Eliot & Kawa..., 18993SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1775Common Pierrot4SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793Forget-me-nots4SpeciesTaxom
Catopyrops Toxopeus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1895Azures12SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1844Jewel Blues7SpeciesTaxom
Discolampa Toxopeus, 1851Banded blue Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 0Cupids3SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 04SpeciesTaxom
Famegana Eliot, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Ionolyce Toxopeus, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1915Ceruleans13SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues3SpeciesTaxom
Lestranicus Eliot & Kawa..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenopsis C.Felder & R..., 1932Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Megisba Moore, 1884Malayan1SpeciesTaxom
Monodontides Toxopeus, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1916Lineblues20SpeciesTaxom
Neopithecops Distant, 1870Quaker2SpeciesTaxom
Niphanda Moore, 1875Pointed Pierrots5SpeciesTaxom
Notarthrinus Chapman, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Orthomiella de Nicéville, 1918Straightwing Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1876Great Spotted Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Pithecops Horsfield, 1965Forest Quakers2SpeciesTaxom
Plautella Eliot & Kawa..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1886Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1963Lineblues9SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1848Pale grass blue1SpeciesTaxom
Talicada Moore, 1925Red Pierrot2SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1918Blue pierrots4SpeciesTaxom
Tongeia Tutt, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Udara Toxopeus, 1937Hedge Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Una de Nicéville, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 0Grass blues6SpeciesTaxom
Zizina Chapman, 1866Lesser Grass Blues2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Myanmar
117 Species and 77 Subspecies
Acytolepis lilacea indochinensis Eliot & Kawa..., 1983Hampson´s hedge blue
Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828Common Hedge Blue
Acytolepis puspa gisca Fruhstorfer, 1910Common Hedge Blue
Acytolepis puspa lambi Distant, 1882Common Hedge Blue
Agriades pyrenaicus ergane
Anthene emolus emolus Godart, 1824Bengal Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878Poined ciliate blue
Azanus urios Riley & Godfrey, 1921Siam Babul Blue
Bothrinia chennellii celastroides Shirozu & Sa..., 1962
Caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876Angled Pierrot
Caleta caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876
Caleta decidia Hewitson, 1876Angled Pierrot
Caleta decidia decidia Hewitson, 1876Angled Pierrot
Caleta elna Hewitson, 1876Elbowed Pierrot
Caleta elna noliteia Fruhstorfer, 1918Elbowed Pierrot
Caleta roxus Godart, 1824Straight Pierrot
Caleta roxus roxana de Nicéville, 1897Straight Pierro
Callenya lenya Evans, 1932Pointed Hedge Blue
Callenya lenya lenya Evans, 1932Long-winged Hedge Blue
Callenya melaena melaena Doherty, 1899Metallic Hedge Blue
Castalius naxus Hübner, 1816
Castalius naxus roxana
Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775Common Pierrot
Castalius rosimon rosimon Fabricius, 1775Common Pierrot
Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860Forget-me-not
Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886Silver Forget-me-not
Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793Forget Me Not Blue
Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793Forget-me-not
Catopyrops ancyra aberrans Elwes, 1892Felder’s Lineblue
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina argiolus jynteana de Nicéville, 1883Hill hedge blue
Celastrina cardia Felder, 1860Pale Hedge Blue
Celastrina ceyx cerima Corbet, 1937
Celastrina cowani (Evans, 1932)⇒ Callenya lenya Evans, 1932
Celastrina howarthi (Cantlie & No..., 1960)⇒ Celastrina placidula Druce, 1895
Celastrina lavendularis Moore, 1877Plain Hedge Blue
Celastrina lavendularis limbata Moore, 1879Plain Hedge Blue
Celastrina melaena Doherty, 1889Metallic Hedge Blue
Celastrina minima
Celastrina oreas yunnana Eliot & Kawa..., 1983
Celastrina placidula Druce, 1895
Chilades pandava pandava Horsfield, 1829Cycad Blue
Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780
Chilades laius calyptra Fruhstorfer, 1916
Chilades lajus lajus Stoll, 1870Lime Blue
Chilades lajus tavoyanus Evans, 1932Lime Blue
Chilades pulti
Chilades putli Kollar, 1844Eastern Grass Jewel
Discolampa ethion ethion Westwood, 1851Banded Blue Pierrot
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Euchrysops cnejus cnejus Fabricius, 1798Gram Blue
Euchrysops pandava
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Everes dipora
Everes huegelii dipora Moore, 1865Dusky blue Cupid
Everes lacturnus lacturnus Godart, , 1824Indian Cupid
Everes potanini
Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914Bronze Line-blue
Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860Metallic Cerulean
Jamides bochus bochus Stoll, 1782Dark Cerulean
Jamides caerulea Druce, 1873Royal Cerulean
Jamides caeruleus caeruleus H.Druce, 1873Royal Cerulean
Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775Common Caerulean
Jamides celeno aelianus Fabricius, 1793Common Caerulean
Jamides cunilda purpura
Jamides cyta minna Riley & Corbet, 1938Bordered Cerulean
Jamides elpis pseudelpis Butler, 1879Glistening Caerulean
Jamides philatus subditus Moore, 1886Burmese Cerulean
Jamides pura pura Moore, 1886White Cerulean
Jamides talinga Kheil, 1884Lesser Cerulean
Jamides virgulatus nisanca Fruhstorfer, 1915Dusky Cerulean
Lampides celeno Stoll, 1780
Lampides euchylas hyphasis Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lampides zelea Fruhstorfer, 1916
Lestranicus transpectus Moore, 1879White-Banded Hedge Blue
Lycaenopsis haraldus renonga Riley, 1932Felder’s Hedge Blue
Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884Malayan
Monodontides musina musinoides Swinhoe, 1910Swinhoe’s Hedge Blue
Nacaduba aluta coelestris
Nacaduba angusta albida Riley & Godfrey, 1925White line blue
Nacaduba angusta kerriana Distant, 1886White Four-Line Blue
Nacaduba aritea Fruhstorfer, 1916
Nacaduba berenice Herrich-Schä..., 1869Large Purple Line-blue
Nacaduba beroe gythion Fruhstorfer, 1916Opaque six-line blue
Nacaduba bhutea de Nicéville, 1884
Nacaduba elioti Hayashi, 1976
Nacaduba hermus C.Felder, 1860Pale 4-Lineblue
Nacaduba hermus lysa
Nacaduba hermus nabo Fruhstorfer, 1916Pale four-lineblue
Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858Transparent 6-Line Blue
Nacaduba laura Doherty, 1891
Nacaduba nabo Fruhstorfer, 1916
Nacaduba pactolus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1916Large four-line blue
Nacaduba pavana Horsfield, 1828Singapore Four-line Blue
Nacaduba pavana singapura Corbet, 1938Singapore Four-line Blue
Nacaduba pavana vajuva Fruhstorfer, 1916Small Fourline Blue
Nacaduba sanaya naevia Toxopeus, 1929Jewel four-line blue
Nacaduba subperusia lysa Fruhstorfer, 1916Violet four-line blue
Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870Common Quaker
Neopithecops zalmora zalmora Butler, 1870Common Quaker
Niphanda asialis de Nicéville, 1895Fawcett’s Pierrot
Niphanda cymbia de Nicéville, 1884Pointed Pierrot
Niphanda marcia Fawcett, 1904
Niphanda tessellata Moore, 1875Large Pointed Pierrot
Niphanda tessellata tessellata Moore, 1875Large Pointed Pierrot
Notarthrinus binghami Chapman, 1908Chapman´s Hedge Blue
Orthomiella pontis Elwes, 1887Straightwing Blue
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea Fruhstorfer, 1918Chinese Straight-wing Blue
Phengaris atroguttata Oberthür, 1876Great Spotted Blue
Phengaris juenana (Oberthür, 1876)⇒ Phengaris atroguttata Oberthür, 1876
Phengaris lampra (Oberthür, 1876)⇒ Phengaris atroguttata Oberthür, 1876
Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919Forest Quaker
Pithecops corvus correctus Cowan, 1965Forest Quaker
Plautella cossaea pambui Eliot, 1973Dark-bordered Hedge Blue
Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebejus algon Denis & Schi..., 0
Plebejus optimus Röber, 1886
Prosotas aluta coelestis Wood-Mason &..., 1887Assam Banded Lineblue
Prosotas bhutea de Nicéville, 1883Bhutya Lineblue
Prosotas bhutea bhutea de Nicéville, 1884Bhutea Lineblue
Prosotas butea de Nicéville, 1884
Prosotas dubiosa indica Evans, 1925Indian Tailless Lineblue
Prosotas gracilis Röber, 1886Dark-based Lineblue
Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875Common Lineblue
Prosotas noreia hampsoni de Nicéville, 1885White-tipped Lineblue
Prosotas pia marginata Tite, 1963Margined Lineblue
Pseudozizeeria maha maha Kollar, 1848Himalayan Pale Grass Blue
Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Red Pierrot
Talicada nyseus burmana Evans, 1925Common Red Pierrot
Tarucus callinana
Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886Spotted Pierrot
Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886Rounded Pierrot
Tarucus waterstradti dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918Assam Pierrot
Tongeia potanini umbriel Doherty, 1889
Udara cyma cyma Toxopeus, 1927Cyma Hedge Blue
Udara (Udara) placidula H.H.Druce, 1895Narrow-bordered Hedge Blue
Udara placidula howarthi Cantlie & No..., 1960Howarth´s hedge blue
Udara ceyx de Nicéville, 1893
Udara selma cerima Corbet, 1937Bicolored hedge blue
Una usta Distant, 1886Singleton
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue
Zizeeria karsandra karsandra Moore, 1865
Zizeeria maha maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue
Zizeeria otis sangra
Zizeeria zizina
Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787Bean Blue
Zizina otis sangra Moore, 1866Lesser Grass Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatinae with occurrences in Myanmar
TribeLycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNiphandini
Moore, 1875
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
40
111
Genera
Species

Taxom



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