Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 235
1257
1816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
1257
1816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 228
1230
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 155
969
1415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
444
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
444
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
444
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
250
421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
236
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
96
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 22
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
10 Genera with 21 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclargus Nabokov, 1943 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
21 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyclargus ammon Lucas, 1857 | Blue Butterfly | | Cyclargus ammon woodruffi W.P. Comstoc..., 1943 | | | Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Cyclargus thomasi woodruffi W. Comstock ..., 1943 | Miami Blue | | Cyclargus woodruffi Comstock & H..., 1943 | | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius catilina Fabricius, 1793 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Virgin Islands
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