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Checklist for Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 (Blues)
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
764
12793
52013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
759
12781
51993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
12594
51549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
10609
46529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
2522
7531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
2519
7522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
2506
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1674
4777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1513
4074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
357
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
110
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
50
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sweden
50 Genera with 140 Species
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Agriades Hübner, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Agrodiaetus Hübner, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Albulina Tutt, 1798Mountain Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1936Ciliate Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1776Arguses16SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1782Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Candalides Hübner, 1879Dusky blues5SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860Forget-me-nots1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures3SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues7SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erysichton Fruhstorfer, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1833Cupids2SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 19534SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916American Dotted Blues8SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Freyeria Moore, 1848Grass jewel1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1889Ceruleans2SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues2SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964Giant Cupids3SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1824Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1758Large blues3SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1865Lineblues3SpeciesTaxom
Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851Heath-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pamiria Tutt, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1779Great Spotted Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Philotes Scudder, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Philotiella Mattoni, 2000Small Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Plebejides Kluk, 1780
0SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1793Small Jewel Blues19SpeciesTaxom
Plebicula Latreille, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1878Meadow Blues21SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1874Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1929Chequered Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Psychonotis Toxopeus, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1885Blue pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Theclinesthes Röber, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Vacciniina Tutt, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787Grass blues2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
140 Species and 38 Subspecies
Agriades aquilo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon aquilina Staudinger, 1901
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798Alpine Blue
Agrodiaetus damonides Staudinger, 1899
Albulina orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948Irumu Ciliate Blue
Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868Otacilia Hairtail
Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936Pitman's Ciliate Blue
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Aricia artaxerxes horkei Høegh-Guldberg, 1973
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia eumedon arenicola Burrau, 1953
Aricia eumedon borealis Wahlgren, 1930
Aricia eumedon praticola Burrau, 1953
Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869Lupine Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862Shasta Blue
Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830Silvery Argus
Aricia nicias scandica Wahlgren, 1930
Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910Spanish Argus
Aricia idas (RIBBE, 1910)⇒ Aricia morronensis RIBBE, 1910
Aricia medon (Hüfnagel, 1776)⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782Bright Babul Blue
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Candalides consimilis Waterhouse, 1942Consimilis Blue
Candalides consimilis goodingi Tindale, 1965Dark Pencilled-blue
Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775Small Dusky Blue
Candalides heathi Cox, 1873Rayed Blue
Candalides margarita Semper, 1879Gilbert´s Blue
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860Forget-me-not
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina argiolus argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829Osiris Blue
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cupido comyntas sissona W. G. Wright, 1905Eastern Tailed-Blue
Cupido agriades
Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Cyaniris semiargus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Erysichton lineata Murray, 1874Hairy Line Blue
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833Common smoky blue
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Eumedonia eumedon arenicola Burrau, 1953
Eumedonia eumedon borealis Wahlgren, 1930
Eumedonia eumedon praticola Burrau, 1953
Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue
Euphilotes bernardino Barnes & McD..., 1916Bernardino Blue
Euphilotes columbiae (Mattoni, 1954)⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852
Euphilotes ellisii (Shields, 1975)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphilotes glaucon oregonensis W. Barnes & ..., 1917Glaucon Blue
Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916'Pale' Rita Blue
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771
Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848Grass jewel
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche alexis schneideri Strand, 1903
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828Black-eyed Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869Silvery Blue
Icaricia acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia icarioides fenderi Macy, 1931Boisduval´s Blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Jamides cyta cyta
Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889Bean flower caterpillar
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971James´s Blue
Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887Koppie Blue
Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964Wykeham's Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Leptotes plinius lybas Godart, 1824
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775Alcon Blue
Maculinea alcon alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758Large Blue
Nacaduba berenice icena Fruhstorfer, 1916Rounded Six Line Blue
Nacaduba beroe neon Fruhstorfer, 1916Opaque Six Line Blue
Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865Double-spotted Line Blue
Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851Fringed Blue
Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779
Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Philotes pallescens (Tilden & Downey, 1955)⇒ Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916
Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865Sonoran Blue
Philotiella leona Hammond & Mc..., 2000Leona Blue
Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebeius argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Plebeius nicias (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851Acmon Blue
Plebejus anna ricei Cross, 1937Anna´s Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern Blue
Plebejus argyrognomon norvegicus Nordström, 1935
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus idas idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus idas lapponicus (Gerhard, 1877)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873Common bordered blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus icarius Esper, 1793
Plebicula addenda Tutt, 1898
Plebicula amanda Schneider, 1792
Plebicula dorylas (Denis & Schi..., 1776)⇒ Polyommatus dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830)⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830
Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775Mazarine Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) corydonius Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775Meleager's 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 jotunensis Henriksen & ..., 1982
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Polyommatus icarus septentrionalis Fuchs, 1900
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835Amanda´S Blue
Polyommatus aquilo Boisduval, 1832
Polyommatus lehanus Moore, 1878
Prosotas felderi (Murray, 1874)⇒ Nacaduba cajetani Tite, 1963
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865Eastern baton blue
Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermulleri Hemming, 1929
Psychonotis caelius C. Felder & ..., 1860Small Green Banded Blue
Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) vicrama Moore, 1865
Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771Checkered Blue
Scolitantides orion wahlgreni Bryk, 1946
Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885Balochistan Pierrot
Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903Bitter-bush Blue
Theclinesthes onycha Hewitson, 1865Cycad Blue
Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890Saltpan Blue
Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatinae with occurrences in Sweden
TribeCandalidini
Eliot, 1973
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
44
126
Genera
Species

Taxom



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