Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Bahamas (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 270
1607
2435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 270
1607
2435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 263
1580
2392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1220
1877 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
262
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
241
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
126
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 27
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 15
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Bahamas
14 Genera with 17 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1862 | Pygmy blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclargus Nabokov, 1941 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1857 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1889 | Meadow Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bahamas
17 Species and 13 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Brephidium exilis barbouri (H.K. Clench, 1943) | ⇒ Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | | Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Antillean Western Pygmy-Blue | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Provençal Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cyclargus ammon Lucas, 1857 | Blue Butterfly | | Cyclargus ammon bahamensis H.K. Clench, 1943 | | | Cyclargus ammon clenchi L.D. Miller,..., 1992 | | | Cyclargus ammon thomasi H.K. Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Cyclargus thomasi bahamensis Clench, 1943 | Miami Blue | | Cyclargus thomasi clenchi L. Miller, S..., 1992 | Miami Blue | | Cyclargus thomasi thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818 | Ceraunus Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Ceraunus Blue | | Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | Cassius Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Theclinesthes serpentata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Chequered blue | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Bahamas
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