Polyommatini

Polyommatini
Spring azure
(Celastrina ladon)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe:
Swainson, 1827[1]
Genera

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Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily of Polyommatinae. These were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

Genera

Genera in this tribe include:[2][1]

  • Actizera
  • Acytolepis
  • Afarsia
  • Agriades
  • Alpherakya
  • Aricia – arguses
  • Azanus – babul blues
  • Bothrinia
  • Brephidium
  • Cacyreus
  • Caerulea
  • Caleta
  • Callenya
  • Callictita
  • Castalius – Pierrots
  • Catochrysops
  • Catopyrops
  • Cebrella
  • Celastrina
  • Celatoxia
  • Chilades – jewel blues
  • Cupido
  • Cupidopsis – meadow blues
  • Cyaniris
  • Cyclargus
  • Danis
  • Discolampa
  • Echinargus
  • Eicochrysops
  • Eldoradina
  • Elkalyce
  • Epimastidia
  • Erysichton
  • Euchrysops – Cupids
  • Eumedonia
  • Euphilotes
  • Famegana
  • Freyeria
  • Glabroculus
  • Glaucopsyche
  • Grumiana
  • Harpendyreus
  • Hemiargus
  • Icaricia
  • Iolana
  • Ionolyce
  • Itylos
  • Jameela
  • Jamides – ceruleans
  • Kretania
  • Lampides
  • Lepidochrysops
  • Leptotes – zebra blues
  • Lestranicus
  • Luthrodes
  • Lycaenopsis – hedge blues
  • Lysandra
  • Madeleinea
  • Maurus
  • Megisba
  • Micropsyche
  • Monodontides
  • Nabokovia
  • Nacaduba
  • Neolucia
  • Neolysandra
  • Neopithecops
  • Notarthrinus
  • Nothodanis
  • Oboronia
  • Orachrysops
  • Oraidium
  • Oreolyce
  • Orthomiella
  • Otnjukovia
  • Palaeophilotes
  • Pamiria
  • Paraduba
  • Paralycaeides
  • Parelodina
  • Patricius
  • Perpheres
  • Petrelaea
  • Phengaris
  • Philotes
  • Philotiella
  • Phlyaria
  • Pistoria
  • Pithecops
  • Plautella
  • Plebejidea
  • Plebejus
  • Plebulina
  • Polyommatus
  • Praephilotes
  • Prosotas
  • Pseudochrysops
  • Pseudolucia
  • Pseudonacaduba
  • Pseudophilotes
  • Pseudozizeeria
  • Psychonotis
  • Ptox
  • Rhinelephas
  • Rimisia
  • Rueckbeilia
  • Rysops
  • Sahulana
  • Sancterila
  • Scolitantides
  • Shijimia
  • Sidima
  • Sinia
  • Sinocupido
  • Subsolanoides
  • Talicada
  • Tartesa
  • Tarucus – blue Pierrots
  • Thaumaina
  • Theclinesthes
  • Thermoniphas
  • Tongeia
  • Turanana
  • Tuxentius – pied Pierrots
  • Udara
  • Una
  • Upolampes
  • Uranobothria
  • Uranothauma
  • Zintha – blue-eyed Pierrot
  • Zizeeria
  • Zizina
  • Zizula

References

  1. ^ a b Polyommatini, TolWeb
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Polyommatinae". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

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