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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Lower Great Plains (Great Plains)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
55
1108
3679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
737
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
666
2322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
75
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
23
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Great Plains
12 Genera with 31 Species
Agriades Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1873Pygmy blues2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1862Azures5SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1824Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 2009American Dotted Blues8SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1873Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1881Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Great Plains
31 Species
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison, 1873)⇒ Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862
Celastrina echo (Edwards, 1864)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina humulus Scott & Wright, 1998Hops Azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862Summer Azure
Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852Western tailed blue
Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824Eastern Tail-blue
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Euphilotes ancilla (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852
Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue
Euphilotes centralis (W. Barnes an..., 1917)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphilotes ellisii (Shields, 1975)⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867
Euphilotes pallescens (Tilden & Downey, 1955)⇒ Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916
Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916'Pale' Rita Blue
Euphilotes spaldingi Barnes & McD..., 1917Colorado-Plateau Blue
Euphilotes stanfordorum Opler & A. W..., 2009Stanfords´ Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Icaricia acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Icaricia shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873Common bordered blue
Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881Cyna Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Lower Great Plains
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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