Polyommatini is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

lycaenid 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 butterfly ...

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

in the subfamily of

Polyommatinae Polyommatinae, the blues, are a diverse subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). This subfamily was long used to assign taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more ...

. These were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist

Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (russian: link=no, Владимир Владимирович Набоков ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian-American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Bor ...

Genera

Genera 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 nomenclat ...

in this tribe include: * ''

Actizera ''Actizera'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae which are found in the Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the ...

'' * '' Acytolepis'' * ''

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, ...

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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 ...

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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 the ...

'' * '' Aricia'' – arguses * '' Azanus'' – babul blues * ''

Bothrinia ''Bothrinia'' is a 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 called gossamer ...

'' * '' Brephidium'' * '' Cacyreus'' * ''

Caerulea ''Caerulea'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a small genus with only two species. *'' Caerulea coeligena'' (Oberthür, 1876) western China, central China. *'' Caerulea coelestis'' (Alphéraky, 1897) Tibet, western Chin ...

'' * '' Caleta'' * ''

Callenya ''Callenya'' is an Indomalayan 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 call ...

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Callictita ''Callictita'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to New Guinea (Australasian realm The Australasian realm is a biogeographic realm that is coincident with, but not (by some definitions) th ...

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Castalius ''Castalius'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as Pierrots. This name is also often used for the very closely related genus '' Tarucus''. In fact, the delimitation of ''Castalius'' versus ''Tarucus'' is not ...

'' – Pierrots * '' Catochrysops'' * '' Catopyrops'' * '' Cebrella'' * ''

Celastrina ''Celastrina'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, Indomalayan and Australasian realms. Species Listed alphabetically:Celatoxia'' * ''

Chilades ''Chilades'', commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia. Species Listed alphabetically:Euchrysops.html" ;"title="ow viewed as a species ...

'' – jewel blues * '' Cupido'' * ''

Cupidopsis ''Cupidopsis'' is a genus of Afrotropical butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, ...

'' – meadow blues * ''

Cyaniris ''Cyaniris'' is a 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 called gossamer ...

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Cyclargus ''Cyclargus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It was split off from the genus ''Hemiargus'' in 1948 by Vladimir Nabokov, although many lepidopterists have not accepted the new genus as valid. Nabokov designated '' C. ammon'' ( ...

'' * '' Danis'' * '' Discolampa'' * '' Echinargus'' * '' Eicochrysops'' * '' Eldoradina'' * '' Elkalyce'' * '' Epimastidia'' * '' Erysichton'' * '' Euchrysops'' – Cupids * ''

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 calle ...

'' * '' Euphilotes'' * '' Famegana'' * '' Freyeria'' * '' Glabroculus'' * '' Glaucopsyche'' * '' Grumiana'' * '' Harpendyreus'' * ''

Hemiargus ''Hemiargus'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found in North and South America. Species Listed alphabetically: (2012): Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of ''Polyomma ...

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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:Iolana'' * '' Ionolyce'' * '' Itylos'' * '' Jameela'' * '' Jamides'' – ceruleans * '' Kretania'' * '' Lampides'' * '' Lepidochrysops'' * '' Leptotes'' – zebra blues * '' Lestranicus'' * '' Luthrodes'' * '' Lycaenopsis'' – hedge blues * ''

Lysandra Lysandra (Greek: Λυσάνδρα, meaning "Liberator, Emancipator"; lived 281 BC) was a Queen of Macedonia, daughter of Ptolemy I Soter to Eurydice or Berenice. She was married first to her maternal cousin Alexander, one of the sons of Cassan ...

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Madeleinea ''Madeleinea'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. These Andean butterflies are very interesting from a taxonomic standpoint. This genus was discussed by famous author and lepidopterologist Vladimir Nabokov in 1945. However, he used ...

'' * '' Maurus'' * '' Megisba'' * '' Micropsyche'' * '' Monodontides'' * ''

Nabokovia ''Nabokovia'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies, named by Arthur Francis Hemming in honour of Vladimir Nabokov, who extensively studied the Polyommatinae subfamily. Three species are recognized: *'' Nabokovia ada'' Bálint & Johnson, 199 ...

'' * '' Nacaduba'' * '' Neolucia'' * ''

Neolysandra ''Neolysandra'' is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species Listed alphabetically:Neopithecops'' * '' Notarthrinus'' * '' Nothodanis'' * '' Oboronia'' * '' Orachrysops'' * '' Oraidium'' * '' Oreolyce'' * '' Orthomiella'' * '' Otnjukovia'' * '' Palaeophilotes'' * '' Pamiria'' * '' Paraduba'' * '' Paralycaeides'' * '' Parelodina'' * '' Patricius'' * '' Perpheres'' * '' Petrelaea'' * '' Phengaris'' * ''

Philotes In Greek mythology, Philotes (; Ancient Greek: ) was a minor goddess or spirit ('' daimones'') personifying affection, friendship, and sex. Family Philotes was a daughter of the primordial deities Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). Hesiod ...

'' * '' Philotiella'' * '' Phlyaria'' * '' Pistoria'' * '' Pithecops'' * '' Plautella'' * '' Plebejidea'' * ''

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 ...

'' * '' Plebulina'' * ''

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 fr ...

'' * '' Praephilotes'' * '' Prosotas'' * '' Pseudochrysops'' * ''

Pseudolucia ''Pseudolucia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are predominantly found in parts of South America, south of Brazil. In many of the southern and western regions, stretching from Chile to Uruguay, habitat loss and pollut ...

'' * '' Pseudonacaduba'' * '' Pseudophilotes'' * '' Pseudozizeeria'' * '' Psychonotis'' * '' Ptox'' * '' Rhinelephas'' * '' Rimisia'' * ''

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 Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as w ...

'' * '' Rysops'' * '' Sahulana'' * '' Sancterila'' * '' Scolitantides'' * '' Shijimia'' * '' Sidima'' * '' Sinia'' * '' Sinocupido'' * '' Subsolanoides'' * '' Talicada'' * '' Tartesa'' * '' Tarucus'' – blue Pierrots * ''

Thaumaina ''Thaumaina'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing the single species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a ...

'' * '' Theclinesthes'' * '' Thermoniphas'' * '' Tongeia'' * '' Turanana'' * ''

Tuxentius ''Tuxentius'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly known as pied Pierrots or pies. Contained in this genus are the African species formerly placed in '' Castalius'', except the blue-eyed Pierrot (sometimes called blue ...

'' – pied Pierrots * ''

Udara ''Udara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species are found in the Indomalayan and the Australasian realms. Species *Subgenus ''Udara'' Toxopeus, 1922 ** '' Udara akasa'' (Horsfield, 1828) - white hedge blue (India) ** ...

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Una Una and UNA may refer to: Places * 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character * Una River (disambiguation), numerous rivers * Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India ** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constit ...

'' * '' Upolampes'' * '' Uranobothria'' * '' Uranothauma'' * ''

Zintha ''Zintha'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, with the only species being ''Zintha hintza'', the blue-eyed Pierrot, blue pied Pierrot or Hintza blue. The pied Pierrots proper are the closely related genus ''Tuxentius' ...

'' – blue-eyed Pierrot * '' Zizeeria'' * '' Zizina'' * '' Zizula''

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