''Plebejus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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 butterfl ...

. Its species are found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

and

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...

realms.

Taxonomy

As a result of studies of

molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

, numerous species that were included in ''Plebejus'' by some authors at the beginning of the 21st century have now been moved to separate genera again. These species may be found in ''

Afarsia ''Afarsia'' is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.It has been synonymized with '' Albulina'' by some authors, but studies on the molecular phylogenetics of Polyommatini have led to its treatment as an independent genus, ...

'', ''

Alpherakya ''Alpherakya'' is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Alpherakya devanica'' (Moore, 875 __NOTOC__ Year 875 ( DCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display t ...

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Agriades ''Agriades'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Taxonomy As a result of studies of molecular phylogenetics, ''Agriades'' has been enlarged to include some of th ...

'', '' Aricia'', ''

Eumedonia ''Eumedonia'' is a Palearctic genus 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 c ...

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Icaricia ''Icaricia'' is a Nearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by the author and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov in 1945. Species Listed alphabetically:Kretania ''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) – ...

'', '' Maurus'', ''

Pamiria ''Pamiria'' is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species Listed alphabetically: * '' Pamiria chitralensis'' (Tytler, 1926) Kashmir * '' Pamiria chrysopis'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) Hindu Kush, Pamirs * '' Pamiria fara ...

'', '' Patricius'', '' Plebejidea'', '' Plebulina'', and ''

Rueckbeilia ''Rueckbeilia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, first described in 2013. It contains two species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of b ...

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Species

Species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

include: The ''ardis'' species-group: * ''

Plebejus eversmanni ''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 s ...

'' (Lang, 1884) Kopet-Dagh, Ghissar, Darvaz, Pamirs-Alai, Tian-Shan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Plebejus baroghila ''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 s ...

'' (Tytler, 1926) Himalayas * ''

Plebejus firuskuhi ''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 s ...

'' (Forster, 1940) Afghanistan * ''

Plebejus kwaja ''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 s ...

'' (Evans, 1932) Baluchistan The ''argus'' species-group: * ''

Plebejus aegidion ''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 s ...

'' (Gerhard, 1851) Central Asia * ''

Plebejus argus The silver-studded blue (''Plebejus argus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has bright blue wings rimmed in black with white edges and silver spots on its hindwings, lending it the name of the silver-studded blue. ''P. argus'' can be ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – silver-studded blue The ''idas'' species-group (a.k.a. subgenus ''Lycaeides''): * ''

Plebejus agnata ''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 s ...

'' (Rühl, 1895) * ''

Plebejus argyrognomon ''Plebejus argyrognomon'', common name Reverdin's blue is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species is named after Jacques-Louis Reverdin. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Plebeius argyrognomon argyrognomon'' Korb & Bolshakov, 2011 ...

'' (Bergsträsser,

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– Reverdin's blue * ''

Plebejus pseudaegon ''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 s ...

'' (Butler,

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Ussuri, North China, North Korea, Japan * '' Plebejus sinica'' (Forster, 1936) Sichuan * '' Plebejus maracandica'' (Erschoff, 1874) Russia, Transbaikalia, Yakutia, Magadan. Mongolia, Kamchatka * '' Plebejus caspica'' (Forster, 1936) South Urals * ''

Plebejus lepidus ''Plebejus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Palearctic realm, Palearctic and Nearctic realm, Nearctic realms. Taxonomy As a result of studies of molecular phylogenetics, numerous species that we ...

'' Zhdanko, 2000 Kazakhstan * '' Plebejus uiguricus'' Zhdanko, 2000 ltai, Saur, Tarbagatai Mts., Dzhungarsky Alatau * '' Plebejus mongolicus'' Rühl,

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/small> Transbaikalia, Amur, Mongolia * ''

Plebejus baldur ''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 ...

'' (Hemming, 1934) Kurdistan, Levant * '' Plebejus bellieri'' (Oberthür, 1910) Corsica * ''

Plebejus argiva ''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 s ...

'' (Staudinger, 1886) Kazakhstan, Alai * '' Plebejus christophi'' (Staudinger, 1874) – small jewel blue * '' Plebejus anikini'' Yakovlev, 2012 Mongolia * ''

Plebejus germani ''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 ...

'' Yakovlev, 2012 Mongolia * '' Plebejus roxane'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1887) Tajikistan, Afghanistan * ''

Plebejus idas ''Plebejus idas'', the Idas blue or northern blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It belongs to the subfamily of Polyommatinae (Babendreier, 2003). Subspecies Subspecies include the following: * ''Plebejus idas acreon'' (Fabricius, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) – Idas blue or northern blue * '' Plebejus ganssuensis'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891) Kuku-Noor, China * ''

Plebejus nushibi ''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 s ...

'' Zhdanko, 2000 Kazakhstan * ''

Plebejus calliopis ''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 s ...

'' (Boisduval, 1832) Alps, boreal Europe and Transcaucasia to Russian Far East and Kamchatka * '' Plebejus anna'' (Edwards, 1861) – Anna's blue * '' Plebejus melissa'' (Edwards, 1873) – Melissa blue or orange-bordered blue * '' Plebejus fridayi'' (Chermock, 1945) Oregon * ''

Plebejus nevadensis ''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 s ...

'' (Oberthür, 1910) Iberia * '' Plebejus tomyris'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890) Amur * '' Plebejus samudra'' (Moore,

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Northwest India, Hindu Kush * '' Plebejus rogneda'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890) Kashgar, Darvaz, Pamirs, Transalai * ''

Plebejus subsolanus ''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 s ...

'' (Eversmann, 1851) Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri, Mongolia, Korea, Japan. * '' Plebejus iburiensis'' (Butler,

Japan * '' Plebejus cleobis'' (Bremer, 1861) Siberia, Altai, Transbaikalia, Russian Far East, Amur, Ussuri, Japan Ungrouped: * ''

Plebejus sharga ''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 s ...

'' Churkin, 2004 Mongolia * ''

Plebejus shuroabadica ''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 ...

'' (Shchetkin, 1963) Tajikistan * ''

Plebejus dzhizaki ''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 ...

'' Zhdanko, 2000 Uzbekistan * ''

Plebejus bergi ''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 s ...

'' Kusnezov, 1908 Kazakhstan * '' Plebejus noah'' (Herz, 1900) Turan * '' Plebejus qinghaiensis'' (Murayama, 1992) * '' Plebejus hishikawai'' (Yoshino, 2003) Tibet * '' Plebejus callaghani'' Carbonell & Naderi, 2007 Iran * '' Plebejus choltagi'' (Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001) * ''

Plebejus fyodor ''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 s ...

'' Hsu, Bálint & Johnson, 2000 * '' Plebejus maidantagi'' Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001 * '' Plebejus tillo'' Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001 * '' Plebejus churkini'' Zhdanko, 2001 Tian-Shan * ''

Plebejus exterius ''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 ...

'' Zhdanko, 2001 Tian-Shan * '' Plebejus zhdankoi'' Churkin, 2002 Tian-Shan * '' Plebejus mellarius'' Churkin & Zhdanko, 2008 Kyrgyzstan * '' Plebejus arpa'' (Churkin & Pletnev, 2012) Kyrgyzstan * '' Plebejus aleremiticus'' (Churkin & Pletnev, 2012) Tadjikistan

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1237311 Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jan Krzysztof Kluk