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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
5013
9221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1834
4298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1834
4298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
4297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
1324
3356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1277
3291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
306
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
53
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alajuela
15 Genera with 16 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1780Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1861Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans2SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1824Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1798Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1825Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
16 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cupido perasia Felder, 1861
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptotes plinius lybas Godart, 1824
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775Tiny Grass Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Alajuela
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov