| Polyommatini | |
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| Spring azure ( Celastrina ladon ) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini 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 in this tribe include: [2] [1]
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.
Lycaeninae, the coppers, are a subfamily of the gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae).
Polyommatinae, the blues, are a diverse subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies.
Caleta is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, mainly found in Southeast Asia. The common name Pierrot is used for some species.
Erysichton is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Famegana is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae erected by John Nevill Eliot in 1973. Its single species, Famegana alsulus, the black-spotted grass blue, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1869. It is found in the Australasian realm.
Psychonotis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm.
Sahulana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Toshiya Hirowatari in 1992. It is monotypic, containing only the species Sahulana scintillata, which was first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1889. It is found on Torres Strait Island and in the Australian state of New South Wales. Larval food plants include Acacia, Alectryon and Cupaniopsis.
Tartesa is an Australasian realm genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Thaumaina is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing the single species Thaumaina uranothauma.
Zizeeria, commonly called grass blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, found in Africa and Asia.
Lycaenesthini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae.
Jameela is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Leptotes rabefaner, the Madagascar zebra blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests and forest margins.
Lepidochrysops albilinea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Sudan.
Candalidini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae.
Jamides cyta, the pale cerulean, is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found throughout South-east Asia, from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands and the Philippines, as well as Queensland in Australia.
Jamides virgulatus is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo and Palawan.
Jamides limes is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo.
Jamides lugine is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found on Borneo and in Myanmar.
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