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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		710
14615
110890		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		705
14586
110836		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		679
14388
109553		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		443
11556
91607		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		74
2714
13826		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		73
2713
13824		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
2703
13784		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
1515
8164		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1378
6682		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
183
613		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings		79
200		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues		24
54		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues		20
50		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
20 Genera with 50 Species
Agriades Hübner, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Alpherakya Kluk, 1780
0SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1862Arguses3SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1862Pygmy blues2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1960Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1824Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclargus Nabokov, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1917American Dotted Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Philotes Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Philotiella Mattoni, 1877Small Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1781Small Jewel Blues14SpeciesTaxom
Plebulina Kluk, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1881Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
50 Species
Agriades frankliniFranklin Blue
Agriades franklinii (Curtis, 1835)⇒ Agriades franklini
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Agriades rustica Edwards, 1865
Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869Lupine Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) saepiolus Boisduval, 1852Greenish Blue
Aricia (Icaricia) shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862Shasta Blue
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862Eastern pygmy blue
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina nigra Forbes, 1960Dusky Azure
Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852Western tailed blue
Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824Eastern Tail-blue
Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941Miami Blue
Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue
Euphilotes bernardino Barnes & McD..., 1916Bernardino Blue
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Euphilotes mojave (Watson & Com..., 1920)⇒ Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852
Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916'Pale' Rita Blue
Euphilotes spaldingi Barnes & McD..., 1917Colorado-Plateau Blue
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824)⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche xerces ♰ (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866Alce Blue
Hemiargus thomasi (Comstock & H..., 1943)⇒ Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865Sonoran Blue
Philotiella speciosa H. Edwards, 1877Pumice Dotted-Blue
Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851Acmon Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852
Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Plebejus (Icaricia) neurona Skinner, 1902Transvestite Blue
Plebejus (Icaricia) shasta (Edwards, 1862)⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862
Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873Common bordered blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Plebulina) emigdionis Grinnell, 1905Emigdio Blue
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebulina emigdionis (Grinnell, 1905)⇒ Plebejus emigdionis Grinnell, 1905
Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881Cyna Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Nearctic
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
9
27		Genera
Species
Taxom



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