Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Canada (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 692
10933
46220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 689
10923
46205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 660
10729
45350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 447
9059
39510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2341
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2337
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
2324
9620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1518
6300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
1355
5069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
290
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 91
290 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 42
114 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 38
104 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Canada
38 Genera with 104 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1933 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1852 | Arguses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 2005 | Azures | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclargus Nabokov, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1871 | American Dotted Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1971 | Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1862 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedrotes Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1944 | Small Jewel Blues | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 0 | Meadow Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1874 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1890 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1876 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Canada
104 Species and 64 Subspecies | Agriades aquilo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | | Agriades aquilo franklini | | | Agriades aquilo lacustris | | | Agriades franklini | Franklin Blue | | Agriades franklinii (Curtis, 1835) | ⇒ Agriades franklini | | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades glandon aquilina Staudinger, 1901 | | | Agriades glandon bryanti Leussler, 1935 | Arctic Blue | | Agriades glandon franklinii J. Curtis, 1835 | 'Mountain' Arctic Blue | | Agriades glandon labrador Schmidt, Sco..., 2006 | Arctic Blue | | Agriades glandon lacustris T. Freeman, 1939 | | | Agriades glandon megalo McDunnough, 1927 | Arctic Blue | | Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776 | | | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933 | Zullich's Blue | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | | Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869 | Lupine Blue | | Aricia (Icaricia) saepiolus Boisduval, 1852 | Greenish Blue | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Catopyrops florinda halys Waterhouse, 1934 | Speckled Lineblue | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus cinerea Edwards, 1883 | | | Celastrina argiolus echo W.H. Edwards, 1864 | | | Celastrina argiolus pseudargiolus (Boisduval & ..., 1835) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus cinerea Edwards, 1883 | | Celastrina echo (Edwards, 1864) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina echo nigrescens Fletcher, 1903 | Dark Echo Azure | | Celastrina huegeli oreana Swinhoe, 1910 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina ladon echo Edwards, 1864 | Spring azure | | Celastrina ladon neglecta (W. H. Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Celastrina ladon nigrescens Fletcher, 1904 | | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia lucia W. Kirby, 1837 | Lucia Azure | | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Summer Azure | | Celastrina serotina Pavulaan & W..., 2005 | Cherry Gall Azure | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | Western tailed blue | | Cupido amyntula albrighti Clench, 1944 | Albright´s Tailed-Blue | | Cupido amyntula maritima Leblanc, 1985 | Western Tailed-Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cupido comyntas comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tailed-Blue | | Cupido comyntas sissona W. G. Wright, 1905 | Eastern Tailed-Blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Cyclargus ammon Lucas, 1857 | Blue Butterfly | | Danis danis thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930 | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euphilotes ancilla (Barnes & McD..., 1918) | ⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | | Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | 'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue | | Euphilotes battoides oregonensis Barnes & McD..., 1917 | | | Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Euphilotes glaucon glaucon W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Glaucon Blue | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Everes amputala | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus afra W. H. Edwards, 1884 | Silvery Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia Skinner, 1917 | Columbia Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi Grote, 1873 | Couper'S Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus lygdamus (E. Doubleday, 1841) | ⇒ Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus medunnoughi Gunder, 1927 | | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus mildredae F. Chermock, 1945 | Silvery Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro Scudder, 1876 | Silvery Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus daunia W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Arrowhead Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus toxeuma F. Brown, 1971 | Arrowhead Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866 | Alce Blue | | Icaricia acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia icarioides blackmorei Barnes & McD..., 1919 | Boisduval´s Blue | | Icaricia icarioides montis Blackmore, 1923 | Boisduval´s Blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Icaricia saepiolus amica W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish Blue | | Icaricia saepiolus insulanus Blackmore, 1920 | Greenish Blue | | Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Phaedrotes piasus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) franklinii Curtis, 1835 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus glandon lacustris T. Freeman, 1939 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus glandon rusticus WH Edwards, 1865 | Rocky Mountain Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851 | Acmon Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | | Plebejus icarioides blackmorei W. Barnes & ..., 1919 | | | Plebejus icarioides pembina W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Icarioides Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Plebejus (Icaricia) shasta (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) anna (Edwards, 1861) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus anna vancouverensis C. Guppy & J..., 2001 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus melissa samuelis Nabokov, 1944 | Karner Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus idas alaskensis F.Chermock, 1945 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus idas aster W.H.Edwards, 1882 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus idas empetri T.Freeman, 1938 | Crowberry Blue | | Plebejus idas ferniensis F.Chermock, 1945 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus idas scudderii W.H.Edwards, 1861 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus saepiolus amica W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebejus ferniensis Chermock, 1944 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) caelestissima Verity, 1921 | Azure Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Polyommatus anthelle (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Epidemia epixanthe phaedrus Hall, 1924 | | Polyommatus aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Polyommatus athis athis FREYER, 1851 | | | Polyommatus franklinii | | | Prosotas aluta aluta | | | Prosotas felderi (Murray, 1874) | ⇒ Nacaduba cajetani Tite, 1963 | | Psychonotis caelius taygetus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green-banded Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890 | Saltpan Blue | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Canada
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