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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region El Paso County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
777
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
777
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
758
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
119
644
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
242
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
242
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
242
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
180
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
176
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
93
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
26
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
13
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for El Paso County (Texas)
12 Genera with 15 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1869Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1873Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1881Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Paso County (Texas)
15 Species
Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869Lupine Blue
Brephidium exile (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916'Pale' Rita Blue
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866Alce Blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873Common bordered blue
Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881Cyna Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in El Paso County (Texas)
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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