Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2212
3737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2210
3735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
2162
3656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1743
3045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
752
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
479
826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
434
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
106
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 27
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 13
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 13
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritius
13 Genera with 17 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1899 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1877 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Cacyreus darius Mabille, 1877 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyclyrius mandersi Druce, 1907 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes mandersi Druce, 1907 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Mauritius
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