Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Benelux (West Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 659
8933
30963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 656
8921
30946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 612
8762
30626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 398
7259
26808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
1834
5570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 71
1829
5557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 68
1818
5530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1134
3100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
989
2475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
273
804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 79
244 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 41
154 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 39
151 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benelux
39 Genera with 151 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1933 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1888 | Arguses | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1779 | Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1892 | Large blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1927 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 37 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benelux
151 Species and 13 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Agriades pyrenaica Boisduval, 1840 | Gavarnie Blue | | Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933 | Zullich's Blue | | Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis aestiva Zeller, 1847 | | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830 | Silvery Argus | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros FREYER, 1838 | Blue Argus | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910 | Spanish Argus | | Aricia gallica (Schnabl, 1888) | ⇒ Phaonia tuguriorum Scopoli, 1763 | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Lorquin's Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829 | Osiris Blue | | Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Provençal Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) decolorata Staudinger, 1886 | Eastern Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cyaniris argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) paphos Chapman, 1920 | Paphos Blue | | Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Glaucopsyche rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Glaucopsyche teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Hemiargus hanno hanno (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Kretania trappi Verity, 1927 | Alpine Zephyr Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley & Corbet, 1938 | Wineland Blue | | Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 | Duke's Blue | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983 | Coastal Blue | | Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptotes cassius cassius (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | Common Blue | | Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Alcon Blue | | Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Blue | | Maculinea arion unicolor Hormuzaki, 1892 | | | Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | Dusky Large Blue | | Maculinea rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | Scarce Large Blue | | Maculinea teleius obscurata Staudinger, 1892 | | | 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 | | Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebeius agestis (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Plebeius argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | | | Plebeius glandon (de Prunner, 1798) | ⇒ Plebejus aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | | Plebeius hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | | Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebeius loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew'S Blue | | Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebeius orbitulus (Moore, 1878) | ⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | | Plebeius psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Plebeius pylaon von Mentzer, 1956 | | | Plebeius pyrenaica (FREYER, 1844) | ⇒ Agriades pyrenaica Boisduval, 1840 | | Plebeius trappi (Verity, 1927) | ⇒ Kretania trappi Verity, 1927 | | Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus argus caerulescens Grum-Grshima..., 1893 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783 | Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis Brown, 1976 | Grecian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus Hübner, 1823 | Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fabressei Oberthur, 1910 | Oberthür's Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens de Sagarra, 1925 | Catalonian Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) galloi Balletto & Toso, 1979 | Gallo's Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) humedasae Toso & Balletto, 1976 | Piedmont Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Chelmos Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978 | Higgin'S Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae Gómez-Bustil..., 1979 | Andalusian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) virgilia Oberthur, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans Gerhard, 1851 | Spanish Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) caelestissima Verity, 1921 | Azure Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana (Herrich-Schä..., 1852) | ⇒ Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) philippi Brown & Coutsis, 1978 | Macedonian Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestina Eversmann, 1843 | Pontic Blue | | Polyommatus (Plebejus) dorylas Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyomatus) eroides Frivaldszky, 1835 | False Eros Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) andronicus Coutis & Gav..., 1995 | Phalakron Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) golgus Hübner, 1813 | Nevada Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarinus Scriba, 1791 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) menelaos Brown, 1976 | Taygetos Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) nivescens Keferstein, 1851 | Mother-of-pearl Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes barbagiae de Prins & V..., 1982 | Sardinian Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes baton baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Turanana endymion (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | Anatolian Odd-spot Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Benelux
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