Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2638
5979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2630
5969 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2623
5962 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
2048
4944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
430
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
364
781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
84
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 28
68 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 18
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 15
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afghanistan
15 Genera with 42 Species | Agriades Hübner, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1976 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1855 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1886 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsyche Mattoni, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1886 | Small Jewel Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1895 | Meadow Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1955 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Afghanistan
42 Species and 7 Subspecies | Agriades pheretiades Eversmann, 1843 | Tien Shan Blue | | Agriades pheretiades forsteri Sakai, 1978 | | | Agrodiaetus afghanica (Forster, 1973) | ⇒ Polyommatus afghanica Forster, 1973 | | Agrodiaetus afghanistana (Forster, 1972) | ⇒ Polyommatus damone afghanistana Forster, 1972 | | Albulina (Farsia) siversii Staudinger, 1874 | | | Albulina loewi afghana Howarth & Po..., 1976 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Glaucopsyche charybdis Staudinger, 1886 | | | Kretania eurypilus Freyer, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Micropsyche ariana Mattoni, 1978 | | | Plebejus devanicus kohibabaensis Sakai, 1978 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Plebejus christophi bracteata Butler, 1880 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) eversmanni Lang, 1884 | Tibetan Jewel Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | | Plebejus iris asretha | | | Plebejus luzonicus (Röber, 1886) | ⇒ Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) afghanicus Forster, 1973 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) afghanistana Forster, 1972 | | | Polyommatus damone afghanistana Forster, 1972 | | | Polyommatus (Paragrodiaetus) dagmara Grum-Grshima..., 1888 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus afghanica Forster, 1973 | | | Polyommatus candalus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | | | Polyommatus devanica Moore, 1874 | Dusky Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus fergana Staudinger, 1881 | | | Polyommatus gigantea Grum-Grshima..., 1885 | | | Polyommatus sieversi Christoph, 1873 | Pale Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus turanica (Rühl, 1895) | ⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes cashmirensis | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Turanana cytis Christoph, 1877 | Persian Odd-spot Blue | | Zizeeria knysna angustemarginata Heydemann, 1955 | |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Afghanistan
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
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