- Polyommatinae
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image_caption = Common Grass Blue
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
unranked_familia =Rhopalocera
superfamilia =Papilionoidea
familia =Lycaenidae
subfamilia = Polyommatinae
subdivision_ranks = Tribes
subdivision =Candalidini Lycaenesthini Niphandini Polyommatini
and see textPolyommatinae, the blues, are a
subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae ). It was long used to assigntaxa of unclear relationships, and its contents are in need of revision. Several genera might not even belong here.Notable taxa
* "
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 BlueGenera "incertae sedis"
These genera are of unclear affinities.
*"Acytolepis "
*"Agriades " – Polyommatini?
*"Albulina " – Polyommatini?
*"Alpherakya "
*"Aricia" – Polyommatini?
*"Athysanota "
*"Boliviella "
*"Bothrinia "
*"Caerulea "
*"Callenya "
*"Callictita "
*"Cebrella "
*"Celarchus "
*"Celatoxia "
*"Cherchiella "
*"Chilades " – Polyommatini?
*"Cyclirius "
*"Discolampa "
*"Eldoradina "
*"Elkalyce "
*"Epimastidia " – Polyommatini?
*"Facula"
*"Glabroculus "
*"Harpendyreus " – Polyommatini?
*"Itylos"
*"Lestranicus "
*"Lycaeides "
*"Madeleinea "
*"Maslowskia "
*"Megisba "
*"Micropsyche "
*"Monodontides "
*"Neopithecops " – Polyommatini?
*"Nivalis "
*"Oboronia "
*"Orachrysops " – Polyommatini?
*"Oraidium "
*"Oreolyce "
*"Orthomiella "
*"Otnjukovia "
*"Palaeophilotes " – Polyommatini?
*"Pallidula "
*"Parelodina "
*"Patricius"
*"Phengaris "
*"Phlyaria "
*"Pistoria " – Polyommatini?
*"Plautella "
*"Plebejides "
*"Praephilotes " – Polyommatini?
*"Pseudonacaduba " – Polyommatini?
*"Pseudophilotes " – Polyommatini?
*"Psychonotis "
*"Ptox "
*"Rhinelephas "
*"Rysops "
*"Shijimia "
*"Sidima "
*"Sinia "
*"Sinocupido " – Polyommatini?
*"Subsolanoides " – Polyommatini?
*"Talicada "
*"Thermoniphas "
*"Tongeia "
*"Turanana "
*"Tuxentius " – Polyommatini?
*"Udara "
*"Umpria "
*"Upolampes "
*"Uranobothria "
*"Zintha "Doubtful Polyommatinae
The genera in this list are considered Polyommatinae by some authors, but at least some belong elsewhere:
*"
Catopyrops " – Lycaeninae?
*"Erysichton " – Lycaeninae?
*"Ionolyce " – Lycaeninae?
*"Lepidochrysops " – Polyommatini? Lycaeninae?
*"Maculinea " – Lycaeninae?
*"Neolucia " – Lycaeninae?
*"Paralycaeides " – Polyommatini? Lycaeninae?
*"Prosotas " – Polyommatini? Lycaeninae?
*"Sahulana " – Lycaeninae?
*"Theclinesthes " – Lycaeninae?
*"Uranothauma " – Lycaeninae?
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