Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 514
6360
16212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
6356
16208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 486
6227
15868 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 306
4996
13412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1582
3952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1582
3952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1580
3949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1108
3002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1018
2840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
437
1460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 95
272 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Venezuela
12 Genera with 15 Species | Brephidium Scudder, 0 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1883 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1861 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1819 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1887 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Venezuela
15 Species and 7 Subspecies | Brephidium pipinus Mützell, 0 | | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Cupido oriens Butler, 1883 | | | Echinargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953 | | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes callanga Dyar, 1913 | | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Polyommatus icarus napaea Hübner, 1819 | | | Scolitantides orion battus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | Cyna Blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue | | Zizula tulliola (Godman & Salvin, 1887) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Venezuela
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