''Kretania'' is a
Palearctic genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
butterflies in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterf ...
.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
The ''eurypilus'' species-group:
* ''
Kretania csomai''
(Bálint, 1992)
* ''
Kretania eurypilus''
(Freyer, 1852) – eastern brown argus
* ''
Kretania iranica''
(Forster, 1938)
* ''
Kretania psylorita''
(Freyer, 1845) – Cretan argus
* ''
Kretania zamotajlovi''
Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001
The ''pylaon'' species-group:
* ''
Kretania allardii''
(Oberthür, 1874)
* ''
Kretania beani''
(Bálint & Johnson, 1997)
* ''
Kretania hesperica
''Kretania hesperica'', the Spanish zephyr blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat de ...
''
(Rambur, 1840)
* ''
Kretania klausrosei''
(Bálint, 1992)
* ''
Kretania martini
''Kretania martini'', or Martin's blue'','' is a species of North African butterfly in the family Lycaenidae and the subfamily Polyommatinae.
Systematics
The species was first described by French entomologist Gaston Allard in 1867. He initia ...
''
(Allard, 1867) – Martin's blue
* ''
Kretania modica''
(Verity, 1935)
* ''
Kretania nicholli
''Kretania'' is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
The ''eurypilus'' species-group:
* '' Kretania csomai'' (Bálint, 1992)
* '' Kretania eurypilus'' (Freyer, 1852) – ...
''
(Elwes, 1901)
* ''
Kretania patriarcha''
(Bálint, 1992)
* ''
Kretania philbyi''
(Graves, 1925)
* ''
Kretania pylaon''
(Fischer de Waldheim, 1832) – zephyr blue
* ''
Kretania sephirus
''Kretania sephirus'', previously known as ''Plebejus sephirus'', is a species of butterfly that belongs to the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Asia Minor. The species is part of a species complex, with many me ...
''
(Frivaldszky, 1835)
* ''
Kretania stekolnikovi''
Stradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015
* ''
Kretania trappi
The Alpine zephyr blue (''Kretania trappi'') is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Italy and Switzerland. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss
Ha ...
''
(Verity, 1927)
* ''
Kretania usbekus
''Kretania'' is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
The ''eurypilus'' species-group:
* '' Kretania csomai'' (Bálint, 1992)
* '' Kretania eurypilus'' (Freyer, 1852) – ...
''
(Forster, 1939)
* ''
Kretania zephyrinus''
(Christoph, 1884)
The ''alcedo'' species-group:
* ''
Kretania alcedo
''Kretania'' is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
The ''eurypilus'' species-group:
* '' Kretania csomai'' (Bálint, 1992)
* '' Kretania eurypilus'' (Freyer, 1852) – ...
''
(Christoph, 1877)
Taxonomy
''Kretania'' used to be often included in ''
Polyommatus
''Polyommatus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Its species are found in the Palearctic realm.
Taxonomy
Recent molecular studies have demonstrated that ''Cyaniris'', '' Lysandra'', and '' Neolysandra'' are different genera ...
'' or in ''
Plebejus
''Plebejus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Its species are found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.
Taxonomy
As a result of studies of molecular phylogenetics, numerous species that were included in ''Plebejus'' by som ...
'', but molecular studies have led to reinstate it as a valid genus, now also encompassing species formerly included in ''Plebejides'' (i.e. the ''pylaon'' species-group), and ''K. alcedo'' (formerly in ''Vacciniina'').
References
External links
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Lycaenidae genera
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