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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region East Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
362
2626
5584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
361
2625
5583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2584
5525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
270
2290
5069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
585
1081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
584
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
578
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
400
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
343
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
59
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
18
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Midlands
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1775Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1915Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1878Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Midlands
11 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra coridon i-nigrum Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon roystonensis Pickett, 1914
Maculinea arion eutyphron Fruhstorfer, 1915Large Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus argus micrargus Butler, 1878
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in East Midlands
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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