Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 258
1491
2583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1491
2583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 249
1473
2557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1198
2155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
420
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
420
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
419
746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
296
533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
283
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
53
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 16
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 12
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 12
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Crete
12 Genera with 12 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1845 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Crete
12 Species | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Kretania psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Plebejus (Kretania) psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Crete
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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