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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Central Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3221
6084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
930
1715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
929
1714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
55
926
1710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
640
1273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
578
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
131
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
38
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
18
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
17
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Ontario
17 Genera with 22 Species
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 0Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Danis Fabricius, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 0Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
22 Species and 4 Subspecies
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Cupido agriades
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Danis danis thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Prosotas aluta aluta

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Central Ontario
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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