Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily of Polyommatinae. These were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.
| Polyommatini | |
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| Spring azure (Celastrina ladon) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini Swainson, 1827[1] |
| Genera | |
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See text | |
Genera
editGenera 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
edit- ^ a b Polyommatini, TolWeb
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Polyommatinae". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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