Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
1635
2957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 249
1633
2955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1602
2916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1345
2576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
193
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
131
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 40
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 13
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesser Antilles
12 Genera with 14 Species | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclargus Nabokov, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1943 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1946 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesser Antilles
14 Species and 4 Subspecies | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Cyclargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953 | | | Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus hanno watsoni (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus antibubastus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818 | Ceraunus Blue | | Hemiargus woodruffi Comstock & H..., 1943 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius chadwicki (Comstock & H..., 1946) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | | Nacaduba niconia Felder, 1860 | | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
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