Polyommatini Explained

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:^[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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Polyommatinae . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 11, 2019.