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Polyommatus
Polyommatus is a diverse genus of butterflies. The species are found in the Palearctic realm. Recent molecular studies have demonstrated that Cyaniris and Lysandra are different from Polyommatus, where they had been included.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Polyommatus icarus
complexPolyommatus icarus
Lysandra
subgenusLysandra
Agrodiaetus
subgenusAgrodiaetus
Amanda's Blue
speciesPolyommatus amandus
Chapman's Blue
speciesPolyommatus thersites
Turquoise Blue
speciesPolyommatus dorylas
Escher's blue
speciesPolyommatus escheri
Meleager's Blue
speciesPolyommatus daphnis
Eros Blue
speciesPolyommatus eros
Sublysandra
subgenusSublysandra
Polyommatus amorata
speciesPolyommatus amorata
Mother-of-pearl Blue
speciesPolyommatus nivescens
Sierra Nevada Blue
speciesPolyommatus golgus
Juno Blue
speciesPolyommatus juno
Himalayan Meadow Blue
speciesPolyommatus stoliczkana
Polyommatus pseudactis
speciesPolyommatus pseudactis
Fatima's Blue
speciesPolyommatus fatima
Aryan Meadow Blue
speciesPolyommatus ariana
Gilgit Meadow Blue
speciesPolyommatus icadius
Polyommatus venus
speciesPolyommatus venus
Bolland’s Blue
speciesPolyommatus bollandi
Polyommatus dux
speciesPolyommatus dux
Polyommatus forresti
speciesPolyommatus forresti
Polyommatus buzulmavi
speciesPolyommatus buzulmavi
Polyommatus atlantica
speciesPolyommatus atlantica
Kashmir Meadow Blue
speciesPolyommatus pseuderos
Polyommatus marcida
speciesPolyommatus marcida
Baluchi Eros Blue
speciesPolyommatus bilucha
Polyommatus lukhtanovi
speciesPolyommatus lukhtanovi
Polyommatus ciloicus
speciesPolyommatus ciloicus
Polyommatus amor
speciesPolyommatus amor
Nepal Meadow Blue
speciesPolyommatus nepalensis
Polyommatus erigone
speciesPolyommatus erigone
Polyommatus forsteri
speciesPolyommatus forsteri
Polyommatus rjabovianus
speciesPolyommatus rjabovianus
Polyommatus birunii
speciesPolyommatus birunii
Polyommatus pierinoi
speciesPolyommatus pierinoi
Polyommatus yarkundensis
speciesPolyommatus yarkundensis
Polyommatus aloisi
speciesPolyommatus aloisi
Polyommatus kashgharensis
speciesPolyommatus kashgharensis
Polyommatus australorossicus
speciesPolyommatus australorossicus
Polyommatus annamaria
speciesPolyommatus annamaria
Polyommatus anthea
speciesPolyommatus anthea
Polyommatus elena
speciesPolyommatus elena
Polyommatus turanica
speciesPolyommatus turanica
Polyommatus kaabaki
speciesPolyommatus kaabaki
Polyommatus icarius
speciesPolyommatus icarius
Polyommatus teberdina
speciesPolyommatus teberdina
Polyommatus caerulea
speciesPolyommatus caerulea
Polyommatus arasbarani
speciesPolyommatus arasbarani
Polyommatus ardschira
speciesPolyommatus ardschira
Polyommatus balinti
speciesPolyommatus balinti
Polyommatus baltazardi
speciesPolyommatus baltazardi
Polyommatus barmifiruze
speciesPolyommatus barmifiruze
Polyommatus ectabanensis
speciesPolyommatus ectabanensis
Polyommatus esfahensis
speciesPolyommatus esfahensis
Polyommatus faramarzii
speciesPolyommatus faramarzii
Polyommatus gorbunovi
speciesPolyommatus gorbunovi
Polyommatus karinda
speciesPolyommatus karinda
Polyommatus kashani
speciesPolyommatus kashani
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55642.