Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10622
39131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10614
39115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10460
38704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8357
33786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10026 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1622
6848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1431
6198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
279
856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 67
143 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 35
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 34
86 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
34 Genera with 86 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1900 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1877 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1833 | Tailed Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1879 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 0 | Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1971 | Giant Cupids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1877 | Common Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1877 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rysops Eliot, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 0 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
86 Species and 9 Subspecies | Actizera atrigemmata Butler, 1878 | | | Actizera drucei Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Azanus sitalces Mabille, 1899 | Large Madagascar Babul Blue | | Azanus sitalces mayotti | | | Azanus soalalicus Karsch, 1900 | Small Madagascar Babul Blue | | Cacyreus darius Mabille, 1877 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Catochrysops scintilla Mabille, 1877 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades (Luthrodes) pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Plain Cupid | | Chilades miniscula Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Chilades minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909) | ⇒ Chilades miniscula Aurivillius, 1909 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido azureus | | | Cupido leucon | | | Cupido lucina Trimen, 0 | | | Cupido saguigutta | | | Cupido scintilla Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido tintinga Boisduval, 1833 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyclyrius mandersi Druce, 1907 | | | Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950 | | | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops decaryi Stempffer, 1947 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops scintilla | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Freyeria minuscola | | | Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909) | ⇒ Chilades miniscula Aurivillius, 1909 | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops azureus Butler, 1879 | | | Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops caeruleus | | | Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937 | | | Lepidochrysops leucon Mabille, 1879 | | | Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971 | | | Leptotes casca Tite, 1958 | | | Leptotes mandersi Druce, 1907 | | | Leptotes mayottensis Tite, 1958 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes rabefaner Mabille, 1877 | | | Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877 | | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | | | Rysops scintilia | | | Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Catochrysops scintilla Mabille, 1877 | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Syntarucus pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | | Syntarucus rabefaner | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus rabefaner | | | Uranothauma artemenes Mabille, 1880 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis antanossa | | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis antanossa Mabille, 1877 | African Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
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