Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 79
266
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 79
266
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
238
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
198
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
81
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
81
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
81
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
70
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
70
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
54
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 21
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 16
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Torres Strait
14 Genera with 17 Species | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1889 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1878 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sahulana Hirowatari, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Torres Strait
17 Species and 11 Subspecies | Catochrysops amasea Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cobalt Pea-blue | | Catochrysops amasea amasea Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cobalt Pea-blue | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops panormus papuanus Felder, 1860 | | | Catopyrops ancyra Felder, 1860 | Ancyra Blue | | Catopyrops ancyra mysia Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Papuan Line-blue | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Everes lacturnus australis Couchman, 1962 | Tailed Cupid | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Ionolyce helicon (Felder C., 1860) | ⇒ Nacaduba helicon Felder, 1860 | | Ionolyce helicon caracalla Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891 | Amarauge Cerulean | | Jamides nemophila nemophila Butler, 1876 | | | Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889 | Bean flower caterpillar | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Nacaduba cyanea arinia Oberthür, 1878 | Tailed Green-banded Blue | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Sahulana scintillata Lucas, 1899 | Glistening Blue | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Theclinesthes miskini arnoldi Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Wattle Blue |
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