Polyommatini


Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily of Polyommatinae. These were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

Genera

in this tribe include:
  • Actizera
  • Acytolepis
  • Afarsia
  • Agriades
  • Alpherakya
  • Aricia - arguses
  • Azanus - babul blues
  • Bothrinia
  • Brephidium
  • Cacyreus
  • Caerulea
  • Caleta
  • Callenya
  • Callictita
  • Castalius - Pierrots
  • Catochrysops
  • Catopyrops
  • Cebrella
  • Celastrina
  • Celatoxia
  • Chilades - jewel blues
  • Cupido
  • Cupidopsis - meadow blues
  • Cyaniris
  • Cyclargus
  • Danis
  • Discolampa
  • Echinargus
  • Eicochrysops
  • Eldoradina
  • Elkalyce
  • Epimastidia
  • Erysichton
  • Euchrysops - Cupids
  • Eumedonia
  • Euphilotes
  • Famegana
  • Freyeria
  • Glabroculus
  • Glaucopsyche
  • Grumiana
  • Harpendyreus
  • Hemiargus
  • Icaricia
  • Iolana
  • Ionolyce
  • Itylos
  • Jameela
  • Jamides - ceruleans
  • Kretania
  • Lampides
  • Lepidochrysops
  • Leptotes - zebra blues
  • Lestranicus
  • Luthrodes
  • Lycaenopsis - hedge blues
  • Lysandra
  • Madeleinea
  • Maurus
  • Megisba
  • Micropsyche
  • Monodontides
  • Nabokovia
  • Nacaduba
  • Neolucia
  • Neolysandra
  • Neopithecops
  • Notarthrinus
  • Nothodanis
  • Oboronia
  • Orachrysops
  • Oraidium
  • Oreolyce
  • Orthomiella
  • Otnjukovia
  • Palaeophilotes
  • Pamiria
  • Paraduba
  • Paralycaeides
  • Parelodina
  • Patricius
  • Perpheres
  • Petrelaea
  • Phengaris
  • Philotes
  • Philotiella
  • Phlyaria
  • Pistoria
  • Pithecops
  • Plautella
  • Plebejidea
  • Plebejus
  • Plebulina
  • Polyommatus
  • Praephilotes
  • Prosotas
  • Pseudochrysops
  • Pseudolucia
  • Pseudonacaduba
  • Pseudophilotes
  • Pseudozizeeria
  • Psychonotis
  • Ptox
  • Rhinelephas
  • Rimisia
  • Rueckbeilia
  • Rysops
  • Sahulana
  • Sancterila
  • Scolitantides
  • Shijimia
  • Sidima
  • Sinia
  • Sinocupido
  • Subsolanoides
  • Talicada
  • Tartesa
  • Tarucus - blue Pierrots
  • Thaumaina
  • Theclinesthes
  • Thermoniphas
  • Tongeia
  • Turanana
  • Tuxentius - pied Pierrots
  • Udara
  • Una
  • Upolampes
  • Uranobothria
  • Uranothauma
  • Zintha - blue-eyed Pierrot
  • Zizeeria
  • Zizina
  • ''Zizula''