Polyommatini

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iPolyommatini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genera

See text.

Polyommatini is a tribe of butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae. This tribe was extensively studied by lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

The genera in this tribe are:

  • Actizera
  • Azanus
  • Brephidium
  • Cacyreus
  • Caleta
  • Castalius
  • Catochrysops
  • Celastrina
  • Cosmolyce
  • Cupido
  • Cupidopsis
  • Cyaniris
  • Cyclargus
  • Danis
  • Echinargus
  • Eicochrysops
  • Euchrysops
  • Euphilotes
  • Everes
  • Famegana
  • Glaucopsyche
  • Hemiargus
  • Iolana
  • Jamides
  • Lampides
  • Leptotes
  • Lycaenopsis
  • Nabokovia
  • Nacaduba
  • Petrelaea
  • Philotes
  • Philotiella
  • Pithecops
  • Plebejus
  • Polyommatus
  • Pseudochrysops
  • Pseudolucia
  • Scolitantides
  • Tarucus
  • Una
  • Zizeeria
  • Zizera
  • Zizula