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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
2180
5747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2179
5746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
2174
5740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
1496
4279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1377
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
256
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
64
185
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
26
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
25
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colorado
25 Genera with 70 Species
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Agriades Hübner, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1862Arguses4SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1862Azures6SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1852Tailed Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 2009American Dotted Blues9SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Iolana Bethune-Baker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phaedrotes Scudder, 1872
Blues0SpeciesTaxom
Philotes Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1951Small Jewel Blues14SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1900Grass blues3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
70 Species and 8 Subspecies
Agriades aquilo rustica
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776
Agriades rusticus
Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933Zullich's Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852
Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869Lupine Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) saepiolus Boisduval, 1852Greenish Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862Shasta Blue
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina echo (Edwards, 1864)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina humulus Scott & Wright, 1998Hops Azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862Summer Azure
Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852Western tailed blue
Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824Eastern Tail-blue
Cupido agriades
Cupido pheres Boisduval, 1852
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Echinargus alce Edwards, 1871
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Euphilotes ancilla (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852
Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue
Euphilotes centralis (W. Barnes an..., 1917)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphilotes ellisi (Shields, 1975)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphilotes ellisii (Shields, 1975)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916'Pale' Rita Blue
Euphilotes spaldingi Barnes & McD..., 1917Colorado-Plateau Blue
Euphilotes stanfordorum Opler & A. W..., 2009Stanfords´ Blue
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdarmus
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866Alce Blue
Icaricia acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816Iolas Blue
Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865Sonoran Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus glandon rusticus WH Edwards, 1865Rocky Mountain Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851Acmon Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852
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 (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873Common bordered blue
Plebejus melissa melissa W. H. Edwards, 1873Melissa Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebejus saepiolus whitmeri Brown, 1951
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus eros eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Polyommatus eros Ochsenheimer, 1808
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881Cyna Blue
Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775Tiny Grass Blue
Zizula mela (F.H.H. Strecker, 1900)⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Colorado
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
9
34
Genera
Species

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