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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Ecozones


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		814
32230
411245		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		809
32201
411191		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		776
31720
407430		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		508
27640
383593		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		96
7683
48835		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		95
7674
48802		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
7655
48666		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
4619
31138		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4152
27764		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		6
386
1268		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings		190
356		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues		54
169		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues		49
164		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
49 Genera with 164 Species
#ABCEGHILMNPSTZ
Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1895Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Agriades Hübner, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Albulina Tutt, 1909
Mountain Blues0SpeciesTaxom
Alpherakya Kluk, 1780
0SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1910Arguses11SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1782Babul Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1862Pygmy blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1960Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Celatoxia Eliot & Kawa..., 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1843Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues9SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclargus Nabokov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cyclyrius Butler, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1917American Dotted Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Iolana Bethune-Baker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1915Ceruleans and Peablues2SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Lestranicus Eliot & Kawa..., 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Maurus Bálint, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Pamiria Tutt, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929
Dingy Lineblues0SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1779Great Spotted Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Philotes Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Philotiella Mattoni, 1877Small Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plautella Eliot & Kawa..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Plebejidea Koçak, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1780Small Jewel Blues28SpeciesTaxom
Plebulina Kluk, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1792Meadow Blues36SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1891
Lineblues0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865Chequered Blues7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1955
Pale grass blue0SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sinia Forster, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1895Blue pierrots4SpeciesTaxom
Turanana Bethune-Baker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues2SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
164 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acytolepis plauta (Druce, 1895)⇒ Plautella cossaea de Nicéville, 1895
Agriades frankliniFranklin Blue
Agriades franklinii (Curtis, 1835)⇒ Agriades franklini
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Agriades rustica Edwards, 1865
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) allous (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869Lupine Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) saepiolus Boisduval, 1852Greenish Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862Shasta Blue
Aricia (Pseudaricia) nicias Boisduval, 1832
Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros FREYER, 1838Blue Argus
Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910Spanish Argus
Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849African Babul Blue
Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880Mirza Babul Blue
Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857Black-bordered Babul Blue
Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887Natal Babul Blue
Azanus occidentalis (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880
Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782Bright Babul Blue
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862Eastern pygmy blue
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina nigra Forbes, 1960Dusky Azure
Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843Grass Jewel
Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii Herrich-Schä..., 1847Lorquin's Blue
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829Osiris Blue
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852Western tailed blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824Eastern Tail-blue
Cupido (Everes) decolorata Staudinger, 1886Eastern Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) lacturnus Godart, 1823Tailed Cupid
Cyaniris helena Staudinger, 1862Greek Mazarine Blue
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941Miami Blue
Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840)⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue
Euphilotes bernardino Barnes & McD..., 1916Bernardino Blue
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Euphilotes mojave (Watson & Com..., 1920)⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852
Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916'Pale' Rita Blue
Euphilotes spaldingi Barnes & McD..., 1917Colorado-Plateau Blue
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824)⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824
Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824Indian Cupid
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828Black-eyed Blue
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) paphos Chapman, 1920Paphos Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche xerces ♰ (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866Alce Blue
Hemiargus thomasi (Comstock & H..., 1943)⇒ Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816Iolas Blue
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915
Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935Babault's Zebra Blue
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Maurus vogelii Oberthür, 1920Vogel's Blue
Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779
Phengaris rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865Sonoran Blue
Philotiella speciosa H. Edwards, 1877Pumice Dotted-Blue
Plautella cossaea de Nicéville, 1895Chalky Hedge Blue
Plebeius amandus (Schneider, 1792)⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792
Plebeius eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) pyrenaicus (Boisduval, 1840)⇒ Agriades pyrenaica Boisduval, 1840
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
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) neurona Skinner, 1902Transvestite Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851Eastern Brown Argus
Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873Common bordered blue
Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847Loew's Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) bellieri Oberthur, 1910Bellier's Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebejus (Plebijides) allardi Oberthür, 1874Allard´s Blue
Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Plebijides) hespericus Rambur, 1839Zephyr Blue
Plebejus (Plebijides) martini Allard, 1867Martin´s Blue
Plebejus (Plebijides) sephirus Frivaldzky, 1835
Plebejus (Plebulina) emigdionis Grinnell, 1905Emigdio Blue
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Plebulina emigdionis (Grinnell, 1905)⇒ Plebejus emigdionis Grinnell, 1905
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) agenjoi Forster, 1965Agenjo's Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis Brown, 1976Grecian Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775Damon Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus Hübner, 1823Furry Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fabressei Oberthur, 1910Oberthür's Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens de Sagarra, 1925Catalonian Furry Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) galloi Balletto & Toso, 1979Gallo's Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) humedasae Toso & Balletto, 1976Piedmont Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia Herrich-Schä..., 1847Chelmos Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978Higgin'S Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830)⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) virgilius Oberthür, 1910Italian Furry Blue
Polyommatus (Bryna) annamaria Bálint, 1992
Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans Gerhard, 1851Spanish Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) caelestissimus Verity, 1921Azur Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispanus (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Polyommatus (Lysandra) nufrellensis (Schurian, 1977)⇒ Lysandra coridon nufrellensis Schurian, 1977
Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctiferus Oberthür, 1876Spotted Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Meleageria) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775Meleager's Blue
Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestinus Eversmann, 1843Pontic Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) andronicus Coutis & Gav..., 1995Phalakron Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) atlanticus Elwes, 1905Atlas Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879Austaut'S Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823Chalk-Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarius (Schneider, 1792)⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) menelaos Brown, 1976Taygetos Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835Amanda´S Blue
Polyommatus amanda (Schneider, 1792)⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792
Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837False Baton Blue
Pseudophilotes barbagiae de Prins & V..., 1982Sardinian Blue
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832Bavius Blue
Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813Panoptes Blue
Pseudophilotes sinaicus Nakamura, 1975Sinai Baton Blue
Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865Eastern baton blue
Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771Checkered Blue
Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844Balkan Pierrot
Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885Mediterranean Blue
Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793African Pierrot
Tarucus waterstradti H. H. Druce, 1895Assam Pierrot
Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851)⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue
Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881Cyna Blue
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Ecozones
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
16
92		Genera
Species
Taxom



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