Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region North Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 657
10948
38362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 653
10924
38301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 627
10787
38002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 387
8356
31453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 69
2306
7037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2300
7024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
2299
7023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1466
4204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1340
3844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
378
1191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 119
342 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 48
161 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 44
146 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North Africa
44 Genera with 146 Species #ACDEGHIKLMNOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1928 | Arguses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1920 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 0 | Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Itylos Draudt, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1839 | Common Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1876 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maurus Bálint, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1965 | Small Jewel Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1876 | Meadow Blues | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolucia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1877 | African Line Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1813 | Chequered Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1936 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1892 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1958 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1927 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Africa
146 Species and 23 Subspecies | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Agrodiaetus damonides Staudinger, 1899 | | | Agrodiaetus punctigera Dannehl, 1927 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830 | Silvery Argus | | Aricia montensis (Verity, 1928) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades (Lachides) contracta Butler, 1880 | Small Cupid | | Chilades alberta (Butler, 1901) | ⇒ Euchrysops alberta Butler, 1901 | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades evorae Libert, Bali..., 2011 | | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Chilades trochilus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Lorquin's Blue | | Cupido cretosus Butler, 1895 | | | Cupido juno meruanus | | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido theophrastus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Cupidopsis mauritanica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyaniris semiargus maroccana Lucas, 1920 | | | Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840) | ⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840 | | Danis danis triopus Barrande, 1872 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euchrysops alberta Butler, 1901 | Sahel Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops cyclopteris Arthur Gardi..., 1876 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris Hopffer, 1855 | | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Glaucopsyche melanops algerica Rühl, 1895 | | | Glaucopsyche melanop | Black-Eyed Blue | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Itylos koa H. Druce, 1876 | | | Itylos pacis (Draudt, 1921) | ⇒ Madeleinea pacis Draudt, 1921 | | Kretania allardii | | | Kretania martini Allard, 1867 | Martin's Blue | | Lampides boetica | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops albilinea Tite, 1959 | | | Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Lepidochrysops negus wau Wichgraf, 1921 | | | Lepidochrysops nigrita (Tite, 1959) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964 | | Lepidochrysops nigritia Tite, 1959 | | | Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964 | Oreas Blue | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes marginalis Aurivillius, 1925 | Black-bordered Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Leptotes telicanus (Lang, 1789) | ⇒ Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | | Leptotes webbianus Brullé, 1839 | | | Lysandra albicans (Gerhard, 1851) | ⇒ Polyommatus albicans Gerhard, 1851 | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra punctifera Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Maurus vogelii Oberthür, 1920 | Vogel's Blue | | Nacaduba beroe neon Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Opaque Six Line Blue | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Plebeius allardi | | | Plebeius martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus vogelii insperatus Tennent, 1996 | | | Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) martini Allard, 1867 | Martin's Blue | | Plebejus martini allardii | | | Plebejus martini regularis Tennent, 1995 | | | Plebejus martini ungemachi Rothschild, 1925 | | | Plebejus (Plebejides) vogelii Oberthür, 1920 | Vogel's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus gaillardi Beuret, 1950 | | | Plebejus vareai Agenjo, 1965 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans Gerhard, 1851 | Spanish Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctifera Courvoisier, 1910 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctiferus Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) albicans Gerhard, 1851 | | | Polyommatus daphnis vangolensis Schurian & H..., 1981 | | | Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlantica Forster, 1956 | Atlas Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) atlanticus Elwes, 1905 | Atlas Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus escheri ahmar Le Cerf, 1928 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Polyommatus amanda (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Polyommatus punctifer Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Pseudolucia chilensis Blanchard, 1852 | | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes fatma Oberthür, 1890 | Fatma's Blue | | Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813 | Panoptes Blue | | Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) panoptes (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813 | | Scolitantides orion battus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterranaea | | | Tarucus mediterranea Bethune-Baker, 1918 | | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia intermedia Tite, 1958 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna corneliae Van Regteren..., 1949 | | | Zizeeria knysna volpii Romei, 1927 | | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in North Africa
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