Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Kurunegala (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
279
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
254
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
147
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
145
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
50
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 26
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 15
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 15
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kurunegala
15 Genera with 17 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discolampa Toxopeus, 1851 | Banded blue Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1870 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1843 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kurunegala
17 Species | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Discolampa ethion Westwood, 1851 | Banded Blue Pierrot | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Red Pierrot | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Kurunegala
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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