Polyommatinae, the blues, are a subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). It was long used to assign taxa of unclear relationships, and its contents are in need of revision. Several genera might not even belong here.
[edit] Notable taxa
- Celastrina ladon, Spring Azure
- Celastrina neglecta, Summer Azure
- Everes comyntas, Eastern-tailed Blue
- Euphilotes battoides allyni, El Segundo Blue
- Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana, Sand Mountain Blue
- Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis, Palos Verdes Blue
- Glaucopsyche xerces, Xerces Blue – extinct (1941)
- Icaricia icarioides fenderi, Fender's Blue
- Plebejus argus, Silver-studded Blue
- Polyommatus icarus, Common Blue
- Polyommatus semiargus, Mazarine Blue
- Pseudozizeeria maha, Pale Grass Blue
[edit] Genera incertae sedis
These genera are of unclear affinities.
[edit] Doubtful Polyommatinae
The genera in this list are considered Polyommatinae by some authors, but at least some belong elsewhere:
[edit] References
- Eliot, J. N. and Kawazoe, A., 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group: 1-309, 6 pls. London.
- Hirowatari, T., 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bulletin of the University of Osaka Prefecture(B), 44(Suppl.)
