Species list, Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini (The Blues) for Nepal (South Asia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	421 4293 12401	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	419 4291 12399	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	401 4205 12212	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	278 3567 11127	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	51 1130 2413	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	51 1130 2413	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	50 1123 2401	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	24 860 1913	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	20 796 1810	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	5 265 732	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers	105 241	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 Blues, Weak Blues	41 96	Genera Species	Taxom
Tribe	Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 The Blues	39 93	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Nepal
39 Genera with 93 Species

Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1910	Hedge Blues	2	Species	Taxom
Agriades Hübner, 1798		4	Species	Taxom
Albulina Tutt, 1961	Mountain Blues	7	Species	Taxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1779	Arguses	1	Species	Taxom
Azanus Moore, 1886	Babul Blues	1	Species	Taxom
Caleta Hirowatari, 1918	Angled Pierrot	6	Species	Taxom
Castalius Hübner, 1775	Common Pierrot	2	Species	Taxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793	Forget-me-nots	4	Species	Taxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1879	Azures	11	Species	Taxom
Celatoxia Eliot & Kawa..., 1884		2	Species	Taxom
Chilades Moore, 1980	Jewel Blues	4	Species	Taxom
Cupido Schrank, 0	Tailed Blues	2	Species	Taxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1895	Hedge Blues	1	Species	Taxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1798	Cupids	1	Species	Taxom
Eumedonia Forster, 1780		1	Species	Taxom
Everes Hübner, 1915		6	Species	Taxom
Freyeria Moore, 0	Grass jewel	3	Species	Taxom
Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1884		2	Species	Taxom
Jamides Hübner, 1886	Ceruleans	8	Species	Taxom
Lampides Hübner, 1908	Ceruleans and Peablues	2	Species	Taxom
Lestranicus Eliot & Kawa..., 1879		2	Species	Taxom
Luthrodes Moore, 1829	Cupids	1	Species	Taxom
Megisba Moore, 1884	Malayan	2	Species	Taxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1828	Lineblues	7	Species	Taxom
Neopithecops Distant, 1870	Quaker	2	Species	Taxom
Oreolyce Toxopeus, 1933	Hedge Blues	3	Species	Taxom
Orthomiella de Nicéville, 0	Straightwing Blues	2	Species	Taxom
Petrelaea Toxopeus, 0	Dingy Lineblues	2	Species	Taxom
Pithecops Horsfield, 1965	Forest Quakers	2	Species	Taxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1779	Small Jewel Blues	3	Species	Taxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 0	Meadow Blues	12	Species	Taxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1963	Lineblues	11	Species	Taxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1848	Pale grass blue	2	Species	Taxom
Syntarucus Scudder, 1793	Zebra blue	1	Species	Taxom
Tarucus Moore, 1918	Blue pierrots	8	Species	Taxom
Udara Toxopeus, 1879	Hedge Blues	4	Species	Taxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787	Grass blues	5	Species	Taxom
Zizina Chapman, 1787	Lesser Grass Blues	2	Species	Taxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775	Grass blues	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Nepal
93 Species and 49 Subspecies

Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828	Common Hedge Blue
Acytolepis puspa gisca Fruhstorfer, 1910	Common Hedge Blue
Agriades kurtjohnsoni Bálint, 1997
Agriades luana Evans, 1915	Tibetan argus
Agriades orbitulinus Staudinger, 1892
Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798	Alpine Blue
Albulina asiatica Elwes, 1882	Azure Mountain Blue
Albulina galathea Blanchard, 1844	Large Green Underwing
Albulina galathea galathea	Large green underwing
Albulina lehana	Common mountain blue
Albulina orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)	⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri Forster, 1961	Greenish mountain blue
Aricia astrarche (Bergstrasser, 1779)	⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Azanus uranus Butler, 1886	Dull Babul Blue
Caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876	Angled Pierrot
Caleta caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876
Caleta caleta decidia	Angled Pierrot
Caleta decidia Hewitson, 1876	Angled Pierrot
Caleta elna Hewitson, 1876	Elbowed Pierrot
Caleta elna noliteia Fruhstorfer, 1918	Elbowed Pierrot
Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775	Common Pierrot
Castalius rosimon rosimon Fabricius, 1775	Common Pierrot
Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860	Forget-me-not
Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886	Silver Forget-me-not
Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793	Forget Me Not Blue
Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793	Forget-me-not
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758	Atlantic azure
Celastrina argiolus jynteana de Nicéville, 1883	Hill hedge blue
Celastrina argiolus kollari	Hill Hedge Blue
Celastrina gigas Hemming, 1928	Silvery Hedge Blue
Celastrina hersilia Leech, 1893	Naga Hedge Blue
Celastrina hersilia vipia	Naga hedge-blue
Celastrina huegeli Moore, 1882	Large Hedge Blue
Celastrina huegelii Moore, 1882	Large Hedge Blue
Celastrina huegelii oreiodes	Large hedge-blue
Celastrina lavendularis Moore, 1877	Plain Hedge Blue
Celastrina lavendularis limbata Moore, 1879	Plain Hedge Blue
Celatoxia marginata de Nicéville, 1884	Margined Hedge Blue
Celatoxia marginata marginata de Nicéville, 1884	Margined Hedge Blue
Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780	Lime Blue
Chilades lajus lajus Stoll, 1870	Lime Blue
Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793	Indian Cupid
Chilades trochylus orientalis Forster, 1980	Large Grass Jewel
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771	Short-tailed Blue
Cupido agriades
Cyaniris carna de Nicéville, 1895
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798	Bean blue
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780	Geranium Argus
Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771)	⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771
Everes argiades diporides Chapman, 1909	Chapman's Cupid
Everes huegelii Moore, 1865	Dusky-blue Cupid
Everes huegelii huegelii	Tailed Cupid
Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824	Indian Cupid
Everes lacturnus assamica Tytler, 1915	Indian cupid
Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848	Grass jewel
Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845)	⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843
Freyeria trochylus orientalis	Grass jewel
Ionolyce helicon (Felder C., 1860)	⇒ Nacaduba helicon Felder, 1860
Ionolyce helicon merguiana Moore, 1884	Pointed Line Blue
Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860	Metallic Cerulean
Jamides alecto alocina Swinhoe, 1915	Metallic Cerulean
Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782	Dark Cerulean
Jamides bochus bochus Stoll, 1782	Dark Cerulean
Jamides caerulea Druce, 1873	Royal Cerulean
Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775	Common Caerulean
Jamides celeno aelianus Fabricius, 1793	Common Caerulean
Jamides pura Moore, 1886	White Cerulean
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767	Bean butterfly
Lampides euchylas hyphasis Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lestranicus transpectus Moore, 1879	White-Banded Hedge Blue
Luthrodes pandava Horsfield, 1829	Cycad blue
Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828	Malayan
Megisba malaya sikkima Moore, 1884	Malayan
Nacaduba hermus C.Felder, 1860	Pale 4-Lineblue
Nacaduba hermus nabo Fruhstorfer, 1916	Pale four-lineblue
Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858	Transparent 6-Line Blue
Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916	Transparent six-line blue
Nacaduba pactolus C.Felder, 1860	Bold Line-blue
Nacaduba pactolus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1916	Large four-line blue
Nacaduba pavana Horsfield, 1828	Singapore Four-line Blue
Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870	Common Quaker
Neopithecops zalmora zalmora Butler, 1870	Common Quaker
Oreolyce vardhana Moore, 1875	Dusky Hedge Blue
Oreolyce vardhana nepalica
Oreolyce vardhana vardhana Nixon, 1933	Dusky hedge-blue
Orthomiella pontis Elwes, 1887	Straightwing Blue
Orthomiella ronkayana	Nepal straight wing blue
Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884	Dana Blue
Petrelaea dana dana	Dingy Line Blue
Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919	Forest Quaker
Pithecops corvus correctus Cowan, 1965	Forest Quaker
Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)	⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779	Northern Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779	Northern blue
Polyommatus (Bryna) everesti Riley, 1922
Polyommatus (Bryna) pierinoi Grum-Grshima..., 1890	Manang meadow blue
Polyommatus (Bryna) sutleja Moore, 1882
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823	Chalk-Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) pseuderos Moore, 1879
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) tatsienluica Fruhstorfer, 1916
Polyommatus tatsienluica neplaensis Forster, 1961
Polyommatus droshana Evans, 1925
Polyommatus lehanus Moore, 1878
Polyommatus nepalensis Forster, W., 1961	Nepal Meadow Blue
Polyommatus stoliczkana Fawcett, 1904
Polyommatus stoliczkana arene	Common meadow blue
Prosotas bhutea de Nicéville, 1883	Bhutya Lineblue
Prosotas bhutea bhutea de Nicéville, 1884	Bhutea Lineblue
Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879	Purple line-blue
Prosotas dubiosa indica Evans, 1925	Indian Tailless Lineblue
Prosotas lutea sivoka Evans, 1910	Banded Lineblue
Prosotas lutes
Prosotas lutes sivoka	Banded lineblue
Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860	Common Line Blue
Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875	Common Lineblue
Prosotas pia Toxopeus, 1929	Margined Lineblue
Prosotas pia marginata Tite, 1963	Margined Lineblue
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844	Pale Grass Blue
Pseudozizeeria maha maha Kollar, 1848	Himalayan Pale Grass Blue
Syntarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)	⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
Tarucus ananda de Nicéville, 1884	Dark Pierrot
Tarucus ananda ananda	Dark Pierrot
Tarucus callinara Butler, 1886	Spotted Pierrot
Tarucus nara Kollar, 1844	Rounded Pierrot
Tarucus nara alteratus	Striped Pierrot
Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)	⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
Tarucus waterstradti H. H. Druce, 1895	Assam Pierrot
Tarucus waterstradti dharta Bethune-Baker, 1918	Assam Pierrot
Udara (Udara) dilecta Moore, 1879	Pale Hedge Blue
Udara albocaerulea Moore, 1879	Albocaerulean
Udara albocaeruleus Moore, 1879
Udara dilectus Moore, 1879	Pale Hedge Blue
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865	African Grass Blue
Zizeeria maha Kollar, 1848	Pale Grass Blue
Zizeeria maha maha Kollar, 1844	Pale Grass Blue
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787	Lesser Grass Blue
Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787	Bean Blue
Zizina otis otis Fabricius, 1787	Lesser Grass Blue
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775	Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Nepal

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Polyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012

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