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Polyommatus Latreille, 1804

Polyommatus Latreille, 1804; Nouv. Dict. Hist. nat. 24 (6): 185, 200, TS: Papilio icarus Rottemburg
Nomiades Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (5): 67, TS: Papilio acis Denis & Schiffermüller
Hirsutina Tutt, 1909; Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 10 : 154, TS: Papilio damon Denis & Schiffermüller
Bryna Evans, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 559, (3): 984, TS: Lycaena stoliczkana C. & R. Felder
Cyaniris Dalman, 1816; K. VetenskAcad. Handl. 1816 (1): 63, TS: Cyaniris argianus Dahlman
Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822; Syst.-alph. Verz.: 1-10, TS: Papilio damon Denis & Schiffermüller
Meleageria de Sagarra, 1925; Bull. Inst. catal. Hist. nat. (2) 5: 271, TS: Papilio meleager Esper
Uranops Hemming, 1929; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (10) 3 : 243 (preocc. Uranops Fitzinger, 1843), TS: Papilio coridon Poda
Lysandra Hemming, 1933; Entomologist 66: 277, TS: Papilio coridon Poda
Kretania Beuret, 1959; Mitt. ent. Ges. Basel (n.f.) 9: 83, TS: Lycaena psylorita Freyer
Plebicula Higgins, 1969
Neolysandra Koçak, 1977
Paragrodiaetus Rose & Schurian, 1977
Sublysandra Koçak, 1977
Elviria Zhdanko, 1994
Rimisia Zhdanko, [1996]
Glaucolinea Wang & Rehn; , TS: Glaucolinea xingana Wang & Rehn

= Cyaniris ; Yoshino, 2003, Futao (43): 8

Polyommatus, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Polyommatus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]

Rimisia (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 180] Neolysandra (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 182] Lysandra (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Lysandra (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 185] Meleageria (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Meleageria (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 189] Cyaniris (Lycaenidae) ; Moore, [1881], Lepid. Ceylon 1 (2): 74; [BRU2, 175] Cyaniris (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450

Nomiades (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Kretania (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Bryna (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Agrodiaetus (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Plebicula (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Polyommatus (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 190] Polyommatus (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450

Beware of the region indications. There are many new taxons from [NEN40], which were earlier included as ssp. of the some. However, I have not copied the ranges from it in every case (for various reasons). Thus, some taxons are listed with wider region than is actually given in [NEN40].

Polyommatus actinides (Staudinger, 1886)

Pamirs-Alai, N.Tian-Shan, .... See [About maps] Lycaena actinides Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 214, TL: südlichen Alai [Zaalaisky Mts., Tajikistan]
Polyommatus actinides ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus actinides ; [BRU2: 213, pl. 82, f. 40-45]

Larva on Onobrychis sp.? [BRU2, 214]

P. a. actinides

Zaalaisky Mts. Agrodiaetus actinides actinides
Agrodiaetus actinides actinides ; [BRU2, 213]

P. a. praeactinides (Forster, 1960)

W.Tian-Shan Agrodiaetus praeactinides Forster, 1960; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45 (7-10): 111, TL: Karatau Mts.?
Polyommatus praeactinides ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus actinides praeactinides ; [BRU2, 213]

P. a. weidenhofferi Eckweiler, 1997²

Kirhgizsky Mts. actinides weidenhofferi Eckweiler, 1997²
Agrodiaetus actinides weidenhofferi ; [BRU2, 213]

Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1834)

Morocco, SEU, Lebanon, Asia Minor, Iran, Thian Shan. See [About maps] Chapman's Blue Celda Limpia Modraszek lazurek
Argus alexis thersites Cantener, 1834; Hist. nat. Lépid. Rhop. ...: 53, pl. 11, f. 1-2, TL: France, Vosges
alexius (Freyer, [1858])
gravesi (Chapman, 1912)
Agriades thersites meridiana Verity, 1919; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 31 : 43, TL: Italy
Agriades thersites centro Chapman, 1913; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1912 (4) : 675, TL: "Tarentaise", France
Polyommatus thersites, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Polyommatus thersites, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Agrodiaetus thersites, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
thersites ; [NEN46, 61]
centro ; [NEN46, 22]
Plebicula thersites ; [H&R, 302]
Agrodiaetus thersites ; [BMAT: 43, pl. 13, f. 25-31]
Polyommatus thersites ; [NEN40]; [BRU2: 196, pl. 76, f. 31-36]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Onobrychis [H&R], Onobrychis arenaria [BARU], Onobrychis peduncularis, (Spain) O. sativa [BMAT], (Zailiisky Mts.) Onobrychis viciifolia [BRU2, 196]

P. t. thersites

SEU, SW.Siberia, Caucasus, Armenia, Talysh Mts., Kopet-Dagh ardavidana (Obraztsov, 1936)
zhicharevi (Obraztsov, 1936); (??preocc. Lycaena damon zhicharevi Sovinsky, 1915)
narzana (Obraztsov, 1936)
gandzhana (Obraztsov, 1936)
karatschaica (Obraztsov, 1936)
Lycaena rjabovi Obraztsov, 1936; Lambillionea 36: 16, TL: Daghestan
ketshevana (Obraztsov, 1936)
kislovodskana (Obraztsov, 1936)
Polyommatus thersites thersites ; [BRU2, 196]

P. t. orientis (Sheljuzhko, 1928)

Alai, N.Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Altai, Sayan Lycaena thersites orientis Sheljuzhko, 1928; Ent. Rundsch. 2: 128 (repl. orientalis Chapman, 1913)
Agriades thersites orientalis Chapman, 1913; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1912 (4) : 675 (preocc. Lycaena amandus orientalis Staudinger, 1901), TL: Altai, Ongodai
orientalis ; [NEN46, 49]
Polyommatus thersites orientis ; [BARU, (note)]; [BRU2, 196]

Polyommatus actis (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Lycaena actis Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (49): (ii) f. 496-499
Polyommatus actis ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus actis ;

Polyommatus altivagans (Forster, 1956)

Asia Minor, E.Caucasus, Transcaucasia. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus altivagans Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 60, pl. 8-9, f. 21-22, TL: Armenia (Daralagez)
altivagans ; [NEN46, 11]
Polyommatus altivagans ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus altivagans ; [BRU2: 206, pl. 81, f. 18-20]; Carbonell, 2002, Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 107 (5): 524 (note)

Polyommatus charmeuxi (Pagés, 1994)

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Polyommatus charmeuxi ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus ectabanensis (de Lesse, 1963)

Asia Minor, Iran. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus ectabanensis de Lesse, 1963; Alexanor 3: 167, TL: N.Iran, Hamadan
Agrodiaetus avajica Blom, 1979; Ent. Ber. Amst. 39 (1): 11, TL: Iran

= ; [BRU2, 206]

Polyommatus ectabanensis ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus ectabanensis ; [BRU2, 206 (note)]

Polyommatus gorbunovi Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1994

Caucasus. See [About maps] Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) gorbunovi Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 207, pl. 8, f. 1-4, TL: Azerbaidzhan, Talysh Mts., Zuvand, Mistan, 1900m
Polyommatus gorbunovi ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus gorbunovi ; [BRU2: 206, pl. 81, f. 15-17]

Larva on Astragalus?, Oxytropis? [BRU2, 206]

Polyommatus pfeifferi (Brandt, 1938)

Elburs. See [About maps] Lycaena pfeifferi Brandt, 1938; Ent. Rdsch. 55 : 671
Lycaena pfeiffer ; (missp.?)
Agrodiaetus pfeifferi ;
Polyommatus pfeifferi ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus bilgini (Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002)

Turkey (Gümüshane, Erzincan). See [About maps] Agrodiaetus bilgini Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 97, pl. I, f. 9-12, TL: Turkey, Gümüshane, 20km S Torul, 40°23'N, 39°19'E, 1300m
Agrodiaetus bilgini ; Carbonell, 2002, Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 107 (5): 524 (note)

Polyommatus erzindjanensis (Carbonell, 2002)

Turkey (Erzincan). See [About maps] Agrodiaetus erzindjanensis Carbonell, 2002; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 107 (5): 524, TL: Turkey, Spikör geçidi, 2400-2500m, Erzincan

Polyommatus pseudactis (Forster, 1960)

Armenia, Turkey. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus pseudactis Forster, 1960; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45 (7-10): 107

Polyommatus haigi (Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002)

Turkey (Van, Bitlis). See [About maps] Agrodiaetus haigi Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 99, pl. I, f. 13-16, TL: Turkey, Van, 34km N Çatak, 2100m

Polyommatus admetus (Esper, 1783)

SEEU, Balkans. See [About maps] Anomalous Blue
Papilio admetus Esper, 1783; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 2 (7): 148, pl. 82, f. 2-3, TL: Hungary
Polyommatus admetus; [Otakar Kudrna]
Agrodiaetus admetus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Agrodiaetus admetus, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Agrodiaetus admetus ; [H&R, 295]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 2]; [BMAT: 103, pl. 32, f. 17-18 (not in N.Africa)]
Polyommatus admetus ; [NEN40]

Larva on Onobrychis [H&R]

P. a. anatoliensis (Forster, 1960)

Agrodiaetus admetus anatoliensis Forster, 1960; Ent. Z. 70 (3): 20, TL: Konya, Ak-Cheir, Turkey
anatoliensis ; [NEN46, 12]

Polyommatus alcestis (Zerny, 1932)

Asia Minor, Levant. See [About maps] Lycaena ripperti alcestis Zerny, 1932; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 46 : 186, TL: Nd.-Liban, Cedern, b. Becharré
alcestis ; [NEN46, 9]
Polyommatus alcestis ; [NEN40]

P. a. karacetinae (Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002)

SE.Turkey (Hakkari), W.Iran Agrodiaetus alcestis karacetinae Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 94, TL: Turkey, Hakkari, Dez valley, 1500m

Polyommatus aroaniensis (Brown, 1976)

SEEU (Balkans). See [About maps] Agrodiaetus aroaniensis Brown, 1976; Entomol. Gaz. 27 (2): 78, TL: Greece, Mt. Chelmos?
Agrodiaetus aroaniensis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Agrodiaetus aroaniensis, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Polyommatus aroaniensis ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus demavendi (Pfeiffer, 1938)

S.Transcaucasia, Turkey, N.Iran, W.Iran. See [About maps] Lycaena ripartii demavendi Pfeiffer, 1938; Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 28 (2): 194, TL: Ort Demavend (Tar-Tal), 2200-2500m [Elburs Mts., N.Iran]
Polyommatus demavendi ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus demavendi ; [BRU2: 197, pl. 79, f. 40-42, pl. 80, f. 1-3]

Larva on Onobrychis pr. hajastana [BRU2, 197]

Polyommatus exuberans (Verity, 1926)

Alps. See [About maps] Hirsutina exuberans Verity, 1926; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 38 : 121
Polyommatus exuberans ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus fabressei (Oberthür, 1910)

Iberia. See [About maps] Oberthur's Anomalous Blue
Lycaena ripperti fabressei Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 260, TL: Albarracin, Spain
Agrodiaetus fabressei, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
fabressei ; [NEN46, 30]
Agrodiaetus fabressei ;
Polyommatus fabressei ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus violetae (Gómez Bustillo, Expósito Hermosa & Martínez Borrego, 1979)

Spain. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus violetae Gómez Bustillo, Expósito Hermosa & Martínez Borrego, 1979; Revta Lep. 7 (1): 51
Agrodiaetus violetae f. violetapuncata Gómez Bustillo, Expósito Hermosa & Martínez Borrego, 1979; Revta Lep. 7 (1): 53
Polyommatus violetae ; [NEN40]; Otakar Kudrna

Polyommatus galloi Balletto & Toso, 1979

Italy. See [About maps] Polyommatus galloi ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus humedasae (Toso & Balletto, 1976)

Italy. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus humedasae Toso & Balletto, 1976; Annali Mus. civ.stor. nat. Giacomo Doria 81: 125
Agrodiaetus humedasae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Polyommatus humedasae ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus mithridates Staudinger, 1878

Asia Minor, Elburs. See [About maps] Polyommatus mithridates Staudinger, 1878; Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 14 : 247
Polyommatus mithridates ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus mithridates ;

Polyommatus nephohiptamenos (Brown & Coutsis, 1978)

Balkans. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978; Ent. Gaz. 29 (4): 207, TL: Greece
Agrodiaetus nephohiptamenos, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Polyommatus nephohiptamenos ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830)

SWEU. See [About maps] Ripart's Anomalous Blue Velludita Fimbria Oscura Modraszek gniady
Lycaena ripartii Freyer, 1830; Beitr. eur. Schmett. 3 (17-24): 128, pl. 133, f. 3, TL: Spain
Agrodiaetus ripartii, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Agrodiaetus ripartii, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Agrodiaetus ripartii, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
ripartii ; [NEN46, 54]
Agrodiaetus ripartii ; [BRU2: 196, pl. 79, f. 31-39, pl. 80, f. 4-6]
Polyommatus rippartii[sic?] ; [BARU, #395]
Polyommatus ripartii ; [Otakar Kudrna]

1000x1075 (~115Kb) France: Pierrefeu, "Végautier", Alpes-Maritimes, 1050 m, 13-VII-2009, Photo © Gabriel Alziar

928x665 (~92Kb) France: Pierrefeu, "Végautier", Alpes-Maritimes, 1050 m, 13-VII-2009, Photo © Gabriel Alziar

Larva on Onobrychis, Onobrychis saxatilis [H&R], Onobrychis arenaria [BARU], Onobrychis tanaitica [BRU2, 197]

P. r. ripartii

S.Europe, SW.Siberia, Altai, Sayan Agrodiaetus ripartii ripartii
Agrodiaetus ripartii ripartii ; [BRU2, 196]

P. r. budaskini Kolev & de Prins, 1995

Crimea Polyommatus budaskini Kolev & de Prins, 1995
Polyommatus budaskini ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus ripartii budaskini ; [BRU2, 196]

Larva on Onobrychis miniata, O. gracilis? [BRU2, 197]

P. r. montanesa Gomez-Bustillo, 1971²

P. r. mozuelicus (Agenjo, [1973])

Plebejus (Agrodiaetus) mozuelica Agenjo, 1970; Graellsia 26: 31

P. r. pelopi (Brown, 1976)

Greece Agrodiaetus pelopi Brown, 1976; Entomol. Ber., Amst. 36 (3): 47, TL: Greece, Mt. Chelmos?

P. r. paralcestis (Forster, 1960)

Balkans?, Asia Minor?, Transcaucasia Agrodiaetus ripartii paralcestis Forster, 1960; Ent. Z. 70 (3): 17, TL: Amasia, Turkey
Polyommatus paralcestis ; [NEN40]
paralcestis ; [NEN46, 50]
Agridiaetus ripartii paralcestis ; [BRU2, 197]

P. r. budashkini Kolev & de Prins, 1995

Crimea

P. r. rippertii (Boisduval, 1832)

Argus rippertii Boisduval, 1832; Icon. hist. Lépid. Europe 1 (7-8): 68, pl. 16, f. 4-6, TL: Alps., France
rippertii ; [NEN46, 54]

P. r. colemani (Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002)

W.Tian-Shan Agrodiaetus ripartii colemani Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 86, TL: Kasakhstan, Shymkentskaya, Ugamskij Khreber, Saryaigyr, 1600m
Agrodiaetus ripartii ssp.; [BRU2: pl. 79, f. 37-39]

P. r. sarkani (Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002)

E.Kazakstan (Dzhungarian Alatau, Alakol Lake Basin), W.China? Agrodiaetus ripartii sarkani Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 88, TL: Kasakhstan, Taldy-Kurganskaya, Dzhungarian Alatau, Kabanbai, Kolbai vic., 800m

P. r. ovchinnikovi (Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002)

Altai Mts. Agrodiaetus ripartii ovchinnikovi Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 90, TL: Kazakhstan, Vostochna-Kazakhstanskaya, Zyryanovskij, Kremnyuhka, 450m

Polyommatus eriwanensis (Forster, 1960)

-. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus ripartii eriwanensis Forster, 1960; Ent. Z. 70 (3): 19, TL: Eriwan [Armenia]
Agrodiaetus eriwanensis ; [BRU2: 198, pl. 79, f. 43-45]

P. e. eriwanensis

Armenia Agrodiaetus eriwanensis eriwanensis
Agrodiaetus eriwanensis eriwanensis ; [BRU2, 198]

P. e. interjectus (de Lesse, 1960)

Turkey Polyommatus interjectus ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus eriwanensis interjectus ; [BRU2, 198]

Polyommatus rjabovi (Forster, 1960)

-. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus rjabovi Forster, 1960; Ent. Z. 70 (14): 157 (?preocc. Lycaena rjabovi Obraztsov, 1936), TL: Talysh, distr. Lenkoran, Ljulakeran
rjabovianus Koçak, 1980; (repls. Agrodiaetus rjabovi Forster, 1960)
Agrodiaetus rjabovi ; [BRU2: 198, pl. 80, f. 7-9]

Larva on Onobrychis? [BRU2, 198]

P. r. rjabovi

Talysh Mts. Agrodiaetus rjabovi rjabovi
Agrodiaetus rjabovi rjabovi ; [BRU2, 198]

P. r. valiabadi (Rose & Schurian, 1977)

N.Iran rjabovi valiabadi (Rose & Schurian, 1977); , TL: Elburs-Nordseite (Chalus-Tal), Umgebung Vali-Abad
Agrodiaetus rjabovi valiabadi ; [BRU2, 198]

Polyommatus eurypilos (Gerhard, [1851])

Asia Minor, Iran. See [About maps] Lycaena eurypilos Gerhard, [1851]
Lycaena carmon Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (49): (ii) f. 506-507

= ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 87

Lycaena alpestris Freyer, [1851]

= ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 87

Lycaena kindermanni Lederer, 1852; Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien 2 (Abh.) : 21 (nom. nud.), TL: Amasia, Turkey

= ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 87

Agrodiaetus carmon munzuricus Rose, 1978; Entomol. Z., Frankf. a.M. 88 (22): 246, TL: 38km E Erzincan, 1250m, Turkey

= ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 87

kindermanni ; [NEN46, 39]
Agrodiaetus carmon ;
Polyommatus carmon ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) eurypilos ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 79

Polyommatus schuriani (Rose, 1978)

Turkey. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus carmon schuriani Rose, 1978; Entomol. Z., Frankf. a.M. 88 (22): 248, TL: env. Göreme, 1100-1300m, Turkey
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) schuriani ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 82

P. s. schuriani

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) kunchuy Koçak, 1999; , TL: versant sud Cal Dagi, 1100m, Turkey

= ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 87

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) schuriani schuriani ; Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004, Phegea 22 (3): 87

P. s. attalaensis Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004

Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) schuriani attalaensis Carbonell, Borie & Prins, 2004; Phegea 22 (3): 82, TL: "region de Körkuteli", 1600-1700m

Polyommatus cyaneus (Staudinger, 1899)

Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, .... See [About maps] Lycaena damone var. cyanea Staudinger, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 142, TL: Khandynka [Stepanakert, Nagornyi Karabakh, Azerbaijan]
Polyommatus cyaneus fredi Eckweiler, 1997; Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 16: 21 (repl. Agrodiaetus xerxes brandti Forster, 1956)
?Agrodiaetus kermansis de Lesse, 1963; Alexanor 2 (1962): 311
?Agrodiaetus paracyanea de Lesse, 1963; Rev. franc. Ent. 30: 178
Polyommatus cyaneus ; [NEN40]
?Agrodiaetus cyaneus paracyaneus ;

Larva on (Armenia) Onobrychis atropatana, (Zuvand Plateau) Onobrychis heterophylla [BRU2, 201]

P. c. cyaneus

S.Armenia, S.Azerbaijan, Talysh Mts. Agrodiaetus cyaneus cyaneus
Agrodiaetus cyaneus cyaneus ; [BRU2, 201]

P. c. pseudocyaneus (Forster, 1956)

S.Georgia Agrodiaetus xerxes pseudocyanea Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 120

P. c. damalis (Riley, 1921)

NW.Iran Lycaena damone damalis Riley, 1921; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 8 (47) : 597, TL: N.W. Persia, Karind Gorge, 6000ft
damalis ; [NEN46, 25]
Agrodiaetus cyaneus damalis ; [BRU2, 201]

P. c. xerxes (Staudinger, 1899)

Iran Lycaena damone var. xerxes Staudinger, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 143, TL: NE.Iran, Elburs Mts.
Agrodiaetus cyaneus xerxes ; [BRU2, 201]

P. c. brandti (Forster, 1956)

Iran Agrodiaetus xerxes brandti Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 123, pl. 12-13, f. 8-9, TL: Fars, Iran
brandti ; [NEN46, 20]
Agrodiaetus cyaneus brandti ; [BRU2, 201]

Polyommatus pseudoxerxes (Forster, 1956)

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus carmon pseudoxerxes Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 118, pl. 12-13, f. 3-4, TL: Iran
Polyommatus pseudoxerxes ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus kendevani pseudoxerxes ;
pseudoxeres[sic] ; [NEN46, 53]

Polyommatus turcicus (Koçak, 1996)

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Polyommatus turcicus ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus zarathustra Eckweiler, 1997

-. See [About maps] Polyommatus zarathustra Eckweiler, 1997; Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 16: 10, TL: North-West Iran, Zagros range
Agrodiaetus zarathustra ; [BRU2: 204, pl. 81, f. 7-8]

Larva on Astragalus sp.? [BRU2, 205]

P. z. zarathustra

N.Iran Agrodiaetus zarathustra zarathustra ; [BRU2, 204]

P. z. neglecta Dantchenko, 2000

Transcaucasia Polyommatus zarathustra neglecta Dantchenko, 2000; Neue Entomologische Nachricten, 48: 69, pl. 7, f. 1-4, TL: Transcaucasus, Armenia, Zungezursky range, 2000m
Agrodiaetus zarathustra neglectus ; [BRU2, 204]

Polyommatus pierceae (Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002)

SE.Turkey (Van). See [About maps] Agrodiaetus pierceae Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 100, pl. I, f. 17-20, TL: Turkey, Van, Güzelder Geçidi, 2700m

Polyommatus coelestina (Eversmann, 1843)

SEU, Asia Minor, S.Ural. See [About maps] Lycaena coelestina Eversmann, 1843; Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 16 (3) : 535, TL: piedmonts of S.Ural
Lycaena iranica Pfeiffer, 1938; Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 28 (2): 195
hera (Eckweiler & Schurian, 1980)
Neolysandra coelestina, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Agrodiaetus coelestina ;
Neolysandra coelestina ; [BRU2: 182, pl. 75, f. 16-24]
Polyommatus coelestina ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus coelestinus ; [BARU, #398]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Melilotus, Trifolium, Anthillis vulnerariaare [BARU], Vicia cracca [BRU2, 183]

P. c. coelestina

S.Europe, N.Turan, SW.Siberia Neolysandra coelestina coelestina
Neolysandra coelestina coelestina ; [BRU2, 183]

P. c. alticola (Christoph, 1886)

Armenia (highland), Caucasus, Asia Minor, Kurdistan Lycaena coelestina alticola Christoph, 1893; Dt. Ent. Zeit. Iris, 6 (1) : 86, TL: Kasikoparan
Lycaena pontica Courvoisier, 1911; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (9) : 107, pl. 2, f. 12, TL: Amasia
?Albulina alexander Higgins, 1981; , TL: Armenia, Lake Sevan, 1820m
alticola ; [NEN46, 11]
Polyommatus ponticus ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus alticola ; [NEN40]
Neolysandra coelestina alticola ; [BRU2, 183]

Polyommatus ellisoni (Pfeiffer, 1931)

Kurdistan, Elburs, ??Lebanon. See [About maps] ellisoni (Pfeiffer, 1931); Mutt. Munch. Ent. Ges. 41: 65
Lycaena ellisoni Pfeiffer, 1931; Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 21 : 65, TL: Lebanon, Syria
ellisoni ; [NEN46, 28]
Agrodiaetus ellisoni ;

Polyommatus albicans (Herrich-Schäffer, [1852])

Spain, Morocco. See [About maps] Spanish Chalk-hill Blue
Lycaena albicans Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (55): 27, TL: Spain
arragonensis (Gerhard, 1851)
Lysandra albicans, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Lysandra albicans ; [H&R, 307]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 41]
Meleageria albicans ;
Polyommatus albicans ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

788x536 (~65Kb) underside male female Escamilla, 1000m, prov. Guadalajara, Spain, August-1988 (on Lavandula), Photo © Enrique Garcia-Barros

Larva on Astragalus, Hippocrepis, (etc.) [BHR]

P. a. berber (Le Cerf, 1932)

Morocco (Middle Atlas) Lycaena coridon berber Le Cerf, 1932; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 37: 163-164, TL: Ksar el Kebir, Daya Chikker, Timesmout, Tameghilt, Moussah ou Salah (Middle Atlas) (Morocco)
Lysandra albicans berber ; [H&R, 308]; [BMAT: 45, pl. 13, f. 42-48]

P. a. dujardini (Barragué, 1987)

Morocco (W.Rif Mts) Lysandra albicans dujardini Barragué, 1987; Linn. belg. 11 (1): 4, f. 13 (3-4), TL: Dj.Bouhalla (Morocco)
Lysandra albicans dujardini ; [BMAT: 45, pl. 13, f. 49-56]

600x435 (~19Kb) male Morocco, Djebel Tisuka, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~35Kb) underside male female Morocco, Djebel Tisuka, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)

CEU, SEU, S.Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, Transcausus, Turkey. See [About maps] Adonis Blue Himmelblauer Bläuling Niña Celeste Rastrillo Modraszek adonis
Papilio bellargus Rottemburg, 1775; Der Naturforscher 6 : 25, TL: W. Germany
Papilio adonis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Papilio salacia Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio venilia Bergsträsser, 1779
Papiliio oceanus Bergsträsser, 1779
Polyommatus bellargus, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Lysandra bellargus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Lysandra bellargus, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Lysandra bellargus, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Lysandra bellargus ; [H&R, 309]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 1-2]; [BMAT: 103, pl. 32, f. 10 (first in N.Africa 1992, Dj.Lakraa)]; [BRU2: 185, pl. 76, f. 4-6]
Meleageria bellargus ;
Polyommatus bellargus ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

500x355 (~62Kb) upperside Fontmell Down, Dorset, UK 22/08/96, Photo © Simon Coombes

512x768 (~47Kb) upperside male Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Ensingen, 8° 57' E, 48° 58' N, altitude 350m, 06.09.1996 (sucking on Origanum vulgare), Photo © Karl Hofsäß

Larva on Hippocrepis, Leguminosae, (small) [H&R] (Turkey) Securigera varia, Lotus corniculatus, (ants Myrmica sabuleti) [BRU2, 186]

Polyommatus caelestissima (Verity, 1921)

Iberia. See [About maps] Azure Chalk-hill Blue
caelestissima (Verity, 1921); Ent. Rec. J. Var. 33 : 191, TL: Albarracin, Tragacete
Lysandra caelestissima, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Lysandra caelestissima ; [H&R, 308]
Meleageria caelestissima ;
Polyommatus caelestissimus ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus coridon (Poda, 1761)

SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, S.Ural, NW.Turan. See [About maps] Chalk-hill Blue Silbergrüner Bläuling Niña coridon Modraszek korydon
Papilio coridon Poda, 1761; Ins. Mus. Graecensis: 77, TL: Graz, Austria
Polyommatus coridon, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Lysandra coridon, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Lysandra coridon, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Lysandra coridon, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Lysandra coridon ; [H&R, 306]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 3]; [BRU2: 186, pl. 76, f. 1-3]
Meleageria coridon ;
Polyommatus coridon ; [NEN40]; [BARU, #396]; [Otakar Kudrna]

500x400 (~79Kb) underside male female Martin down, Dorset, UK 04/08/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	500x369 (~52Kb) upperside Fontmell down, Dorset, UK 06/08/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	533x400 (~48Kb) underside male female The foot of the coastal (the Nlack Sea) lime-stone hills at the settlement Kabardinka, Gelendzhik District, Krasnodarskii Krai Province, Russia. 10th June 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
512x768 (~44Kb) underside male Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Ötisheim, 8° 49' E, 48° 58' N, altitude 300m, 26.07.1997, Photo © Karl Hofsäß	512x768 (~97Kb) upperside Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Ensingen, 8° 57' E, 48° 58' N, altitude 350m, 06.09.1996, Photo © Karl Hofsäß

Larva on Leguminosae, Vicia, Trifolium?, Lotus?, (Trefoil) Hippocrepis comosa [H&R], Astragalus, Coronilla varia, Vicia [BARU], Securigera varia [BRU2, 186]

P. c. borussia (Dadd, 1908)

Ural Lycaena borussia Dadd, 1908; Proc. Ent. Soc. London 1908: 63
jahontovi Wnukowsky, 1934
Polyommatus coridon jahontovi ; [BARU, (note)]
Lysandra coridon borussia ; [BRU2, 186]

P. c. asturiensis Sagarra, 1922²

coridon asturiensis Sagarra, 1922²; , TL: Pajares, Cantabrian
Lysandra coridon asturiensis ; [H&R, 306]

Polyommatus corydonius (Herrich-Schäffer, [1852])

Caucasus, Transcaucasus, NE.Turkey, NW.Iran. See [About maps] Lycaena corydonius Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (55): 27, TL: Helenendorf [Khanlar, Azerbaijan]
caeruleossmar (Verity, 1939)
sokolowskii (Wojtusiak & Niesiolowski, 1946)
Polyommatus corydonius ; [NEN40]
Meleageria corydonius ;

Larva on (Turkey) Hippocrepis comosa [BRU2, 187]

P. c. ciscaucasica (Jachontov, 1914)

N.Caucasus, SEEU Lycaena corydon ciscaucasica Jachontov, 1914; Revue Russe Ent. 14: 300
Polyommatus ciscaucasicus ; [NEN40]
Lysandra corydonius ciscaucasica ; [BRU2, 186]

Polyommatus sheikh (Dantchenko, 2000)

NE.Caucasus Major (Daghestan, E.Azerbaijan). See [About maps] Lysandra sheikh Dantchenko, 2000; [BRU2: 188, pl. 75, f. 40-42], TL: NE.Caucasus, Daghestan, vicin. of Gunib, 1800m

Larva on Securigera varia? [BRU2, 189]

Polyommatus hispana (Herrich-Schäffer, [1852])

Spain, S.France, N.Italy. See [About maps] Provence Chalk-hill Blue
hispana (Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]); Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1: ?, TL: Spain
rezneciki Bartel, 1905
Lysandra hispana, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Lysandra hispana, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Lysandra hispana, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Lysandra hispana ; [H&R, 307]
Meleageria hispana ;
Polyommatus hispanus ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

identification uncertain 700x586 (~44Kb) male France, Sophia Antipolis, 2.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 800x643 (~47Kb) upperside male France, Sophia Antipolis, 2.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 620x705 (~62Kb) female France, Sophia Antipolis, 4.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
identification uncertain 600x563 (~58Kb) underside female France, Sophia Antipolis, 5.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Astragalus, Coronilla [BHR]

P. h. semperi (Agenjo, 1969)

Spain

Polyommatus nufrellensis (Schurian, 1977)

Corsica. See [About maps] Lysandra nufrellensis Schurian, 1977; Ent. Z., Frankf. a.M. 87 (3): 13, TL: Corsica
Polyommatus nufrellensis ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus ossmar (Gerhard, 1853)

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Lycaena ossmar Gerhard, 1853; Mon. Lyc. : pl. 31, f. 4a
Polyommatus ossmar ; [NEN40]

P. o. ankara (Schurian & Hofmann, 1983)

Turkey Lysandra ankara Schurian & Hofmann, 1983; Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo N.F. 3: 121, TL: Kizilçahaman, Ankara, Turkey
ankara ; [NEN46, 12]
Meleageria ankara ;

Polyommatus punctifera (Oberthür, 1876)

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps] Spotted Adonis Blue
Lycaena adonis var. punctifera Oberthür, 1876; Étud. d'Ent. 1 : 23, TL: Lambessa (Algeria)
Lycaena bellargus punctifera var. rubro-maculata Oberthür, 1909; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 3 : 407, pl. 19, f. 57, TL: Sebdou (Algeria)
Lysandra bellargus punctifera postpunctifera Verity, 1937; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 49 (Suppl.) : 5 (2. gen.), TL: Tingad (Algeria)
Lysandra bellargus punctifera magnapunctifera Verity, 1937; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 49 (Suppl.) : 5 [2/3] gen., TL: Ifrane (Morocco)
punctigera Oberthür, 1909
Lysandra punctifera, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Lysandra punctifera, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Polyommatus punctiferus ; [NEN40]
Lysandra punctifera ; [H&R, 309]; [BMAT: 45, pl. 13, f. 57-68]
Meleageria punctifera ;

600x435 (~48Kb) upperside male Morocco, Itzer, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

800x580 (~53Kb) underside Morocco, Tizi-n-Tretten, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Larva on Hippocrepis scabra, Onobrychis sp. [BMAT]

Polyommatus syriaca (Tutt, 1914)

Syria, Lebanon. See [About maps] Agriades coridon syriaca Tutt, 1914; Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 4 : 14, TL: Afka, Lebanon, 600ft
Polyommatus syriacus ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus bilucha (Moore, 1884)

Baluchistan - C.Tibet. See [About maps] Lycaena bilucha Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 24, TL: Chaman, Afghanistan
Polyommatus drunela Swinhoe, 1910; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 8 : 27, pl. 646, f. 3a-b, TL: Peshawur, Pakistan
Lycaena florenciae Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3): 583, pl. 1, f. 4, TL: Baroghil Pass
Polyommatus eros shingara Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 231, TL: Baluchistan, Shingarh
Polyommatus eros wazira Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 232, TL: Waziristan, Razmak, 7000 (Pakistan)

bilucha ; [NEN46, 19] Polyommatus bilucha ; [NEN40] drunela ; [NEN46, 27] Polyommatus stoliczkana drunela ;

florenciae ; [NEN46, 31] Polyommatus florenciae ; [NEN40] shingara ; [NEN46, 58] wazira ; [NEN46, 63]

Polyommatus cornelia (Gerhard, 1851)

Asia Minor, Elburs. See [About maps] Lycaena cornelia Gerhard, 1851
?Lycaena cornelia Freyer, 1852; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 6: pl. 572
Polyommatus candalus Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (55): 26
?Polyommatus anatolica Koçak, 1975
?Polyommatus subtilis Pagés & Charmeux, 1992
Polyommatus candalus ; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 25 (text only)]
Polyommatus cornelius ;
Polyommatus cornelia ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus cyane (Eversmann, 1837)

S.Urals, Turan, Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Pamirs-Alai, Saur, Tarbagatai, S.Altai, Transbaikalia, Mongolia. See [About maps] Lycaena cyane Eversmann, 1837; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 1837 (1): 22, TL: Orenburg
tarbagata (Suschkin, 1909)
Lycaena radiata Kozhanchikov, 1923; Jb. Martjanov Staatmus. Minussinsk, 1 (1): 12
ella (Bollow, 1931)
Plebejidea cyane, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Agrodiaetus cyane ;
Plebejidea cyane ; [BRU2: 181, pl. 70, f. 35-40]
Polyommatus cyane ; [NEN40]; [BARU, #397]; [Otakar Kudrna]

506x400 (~34Kb) underside female A saline steppe between the elevation Zolotaya Griva and Lake Teniz, 13 km SW of the village Novokrasnoe, Chistozernyi District, Novosibirsk Province (on the Kazakhstan border), Russia. 22nd June 1994 (on Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss.), Photo © Oleg Kosterin

533x400 (~39Kb) male A steppefied meadow on the Onon River right bank terrace at a pine forest edge, 5 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 2nd July 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on (Transbaikalia) Goniolimon speciosum [BARU], (S.Urals) Limonium gmelinii, (Kazahstan) L. leptolobum, Goniolimon cuspidatum [BRU2, 181]

P. c. kozhantshikovi (Sheljuzhko, 1928)

Minusinsk, S.Siberia (mountains) Lycaena kozhantshikovi Sheljuzhko, 1928; Lep. Rdsch. 2: 116, TL: Minusinsk
Polyommatus cyane kozhantshikovi ; [BARU, (note)]

P. c. deserticola (Elwes, 1899)

SE.Altai Lycaena cyane deserticola Elwes, 1899; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1899 (3) : 325, TL: Kosh-Agach, S.E. Altai, Tchuja Valley, 4-6000ft
deserticola ; [NEN46, 25]
Polyommatus cyane deserticola ; [BARU, (note)]
Polyommatus deserticolus ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus elvira (Eversmann, 1854)

Kazakhstan, valleys of (Syr-Darja, Amu-Darja, Ili, Lake Alakol). See [About maps] Lycaena elvira Eversmann, 1854; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (3) : 177, TL: [Syr-Darja River valley, S.Kazakhstan]
Lycaena oberthueri Grum-Grshimailo, 1887; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 3 : 399, TL: "Schir-Abad" and Surchan-Darja, Buchara
oberthueri ; [NEN46, 48]
Polyommatus elvira ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus elvira ;
Plebejidea elvira ; [BRU2: 181, pl. 71, f. 16-18]

Larva on Limonium gmelinii [BRU2, 181]

Polyommatus miris (Staudinger, 1881)

Kopet-Dagh, Ghissar, Darvaz, Pamirs-Alai, Tian-Shan, C.Turan, E.Turan, Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts., Tarabagatai, Saur, S.Altai, N.Iran, N.Afghanistan, NW.China. See [About maps] Lycaena miris Staudinger, 1881; Stettin ent. Ztg 42 (7-9): 263, TL: Samarkand
oblitestens (Schulz, 1906)
miris ; [NEN46, 45]
Polyommatus miris ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus miris ;
Rimisia miris ; [BRU2: 180, pl. 68, f. 54-56]

Larva on (Kazakhstan) Astragalus balchaschensis, A. vulpinus, (Ghissar) A. sieversianus [BRU2, 180]

Polyommatus dama (Staudinger, [1892])

Mesopotamia - NW.Iran. See [About maps] Lycaena dama Staudinger, [1892]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (2) : 234
Polyommatus dama ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus dama ;

P. d. karinda (Riley, 1921)

Lycaena dama karinda Riley, 1921; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 8 (47) : 597, TL: N.W.Persia, Karind Gorge, 6000ft
karinda ; [NEN46, 39]

Polyommatus hamadanensis (de Lesse, 1959)

Iran (Elburs). See [About maps] Agrodiaetus hamadanensis de Lesse, 1959; Bull. Soc. ent. Mulhouse: 14
?Agrodiaetus splendens Forster, 1961; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 46: 46
Polyommatus hamadanensis ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus hamadanensis ;

Polyommatus baytopi (de Lesse, 1959)

Elburs. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus baytopi de Lesse, 1959; Bull. Soc. ent. Mulhouse: 45
Polyommatus baytopi ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus biton (Sulzer, 1776)

Alps. See [About maps] Papilio biton Sulzer, 1776; Gesch. Ins. nach linn. Syst.: 18, f. 9
Polyommatus biton ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus damon ([Schiffermüller], 1775)

-. See [About maps] Damon Blue Azul Cintada Modraszek damon
Papilio damon [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 182
Polyommatus damon, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Agrodiaetus damon, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Agrodiaetus damon, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Agrodiaetus damon, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Agrodiaetus damon ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 4]; [BRU2: 198, pl. 80, f. 11-21]
Polyommatus damon ; [BARU, #393]; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

1100x1209 (~126Kb) underside Hungary: Budapest, Harang-volgy, August 2006, Photo © Szabolcs Safian

Larva on Onobrychis [H&R], Onobrychis arenaria, Medicago falcata [BARU]

P. d. damon

SEU, CEU Agrodiaetus damon damon
Agrodiaetus damon damon ; [BRU2, 199]

P. d. mongolensis (Koçak, 1980)

Mongolia, S.Siberia, Altai damon mongolensis (Koçak, 1980); (repl.?)
Agrodiaetus mongolica Forster, 1971; Faun. Abh... ?, 3: 215 (preocc.)
?damon mongolica Kurenzov, 1970
Polyommatus damon mongolica ; [BARU, (note)]
Agrodiaetus damon mongolensis ; [BRU2, 199]

P. d. noguerae (De Sagarra, 1924)

C.Spain, N.Spain Polyommatus noguerae ; [NEN40]

P. d. zhicharevi (Sovinsky, 1915)

N.Caucasus, SEEU Lycaena damon zhicharevi Sovinsky, 1915; Rev. Russ. Ent. 15: 384, TL: Caucasus
zhicharevi ; [NEN46, 65]
Agrodiaetus damon zhicharevi ; [BRU2, 199]

P. d. kotshubeji (Sovinsky, 1915)

Transcaucasia Lycaena damon kotshubeji Sovinsky, 1915; Rev. Russ. Ent. 15: 388
Agrodiaetus damon kotshubei[sic] ; [BRU2, 199]

P. d. merzbacheri (Courvoisier, 1913)

Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts. Lycaena damon f. merzbacheri Courvoisier, 1913; Ent. Mitt. 2 (10) : 293
Agrodiaetus damon merzcbacheri[sic] ; [BRU2, 199]

Polyommatus iphidamon (Staudinger, 1899)

Elburs. See [About maps] Lycaena damone var. iphidamon Staudinger, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 144
Polyommatus iphidamon ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus iphigenia (Herrich-Schäffer, [1847])

Balkans, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Lycaena iphigenia Herrich-Schäffer, [1847]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (26): (ii) pl. 73, f. 354, TL: Turkey
Lycaena iphigenia Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (48): 24
Agrodiaetus iphigenia, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Agrodiaetus iphigenia, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Agrodiaetus iphigenia ; [BRU2: 207, pl. 81, f. 24-26]
Polyommatus iphigenia ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus iphigenius ; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Onobrychis sp. [BRU2, 208]

P. i. barthae (Pfeiffer, 1932)

Lycaena iphigenia barthae Pfeiffer, 1932; in Osthelder & Pfeiffer, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22 : 47, TL: Taurus, Turkey
barthae ; [NEN46, 17]

P. i. araratensis (de Lesse, 1957)

Turkey Agrodiaetus araratensis de Lesse, 1957; Lambillionea 57 (9-10): 66
Agrodiaetus iphigenia araratensis ; [BRU2, 207]

Polyommatus ischkaschimicus Shchetkin, 1986

-. See [About maps] Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia ischkaschimicus Shchetkin, 1986; Entomol. obozr. 65 (7): 1093, TL: Pamirs [Sangou-Dara Gorge, W. spurs of Shugnansky Mts., W. Pamirs]
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenides ischkaschimicus ; Eckweiler & Rose, 1993, Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo 13 (3a): (355-364)
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ischkaschimicus ; Dantchenko, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 203
Polyommatus ishashimicus[sic?, recte ischkaschimicus] ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus ishkashimicus[sic, recte ischkaschimicus] ; [BRU2: 213, pl. 82, f. 23, 38-39]

Larva on Onobrychis echidna? [BRU2, 213]

P. i. ischkaschimicus

W.Pamirs Agrodiaetus ishkashimicus ishkashimicus ; [BRU2, 213]

P. i. danilevskyi Dantchenko, 1994

Ghissar Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ischkaschimicus danilevskyi Dantchenko, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 204, pl. VIIb, f. 1-4, TL: Tadzhikistan, Gissar, Anzob pass, 3000m
Agrodiaetus ishkashimicus danilevskyi ; [BRU2, 213]

Polyommatus juldusa (Staudinger, 1886)

N.Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts., NW.China. See [About maps] Lycaena damone var. juldusa Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 213, TL: Juldus-(Tian-Shan) [Juldus Plateau, Xinjiang]
duplicatus (A. Bang-Haas, 1910)
Polyommatus juldusa ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus juldusus ;
Agrodiaetus juldusus ; [BRU2: 210, pl. 82, f. 13-18]

Larva on Hedysarum sp.? [BRU2, 210]

P. j. juldusa

Tian-Shan Agrodiaetus juldusus juldusus ; [BRU2, 210]

P. j. kirgisorum Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 1994²

Kirghizsky Mts. juldusa kirgisorum Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 1994²
Agrodiaetus juldusus kirgisorum ; [BRU2, 210]

P. j. kasachstanus Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 1994²

Dzhungarsky Alatau Mts. juldusa kasachstanus Lukhtanov & Dantchenko, 1994²
Agrodiaetus juldusus kasachstanus ; [BRU2, 210]

P. j. rueckbeili (Forster, 1960)

Agrodiaetus iphigenia rueckbeili Forster, 1960; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45 (7-10): 126, pl. 10-11, f. 21-22
rueckbeili ; [NEN46, 55]

Polyommatus posthumus (Christoph, 1877)

N.Iran. See [About maps] Lycaena damon posthumus Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (3): 238, pl. 5, f. 11, TL: Schahkuh, Iran
posthumus ; [NEN46, 53]
Polyommatus posthumus ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus posthumus ;

Polyommatus rovshani Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1994

S.Transcaucasia, Azerbaijan, Talysh Mts., NW.Iran?. See [About maps] Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) rovshani Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 208, pl. 8, f. 5-8, TL: Azerbaidzhan, Talysh Mts., Zuvand, Mistan, 1900m
Polyommatus rovshani ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus rovshani ; [BRU2: 201, pl. 80, f. 31-33]

Larva on Onobrychis spp.? [BRU2, 202]

Polyommatus tankeri (de Lesse, 1960)

Asia Minor, Kurdistan. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus tankeri de Lesse, 1960; Bull. Soc. ent. Mulhouse: 76, TL: N.Turkey, Erzurum
Polyommatus tankeri ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus tankeri ; Carbonell, 2002, Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 107 (5): 524 (note)

Polyommatus carmonides Eckweiler, 1997

N.Caucasus. See [About maps] Polyommatus carmonides Eckweiler, 1997; Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 16: 21 (repl. Agrodiaetus carmon ciscaucasica Forster, 1956)
Agrodiaetus carmon ciscaucasica Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 86, pl. 10-11, f. 17-19 (preocc. Lycaena corydon ciscaucasica Jachontov, 1914), TL: Kislovodsk, Russia
ciscaucasica ; [NEN46, 23]
Agrodiaetus ciscaucasicus ; [BRU2: 200, pl. 80, f. 22-24]

Larva on Onobrychis vassilczenkoi [BRU2, 201]

Polyommatus shamil (Dantchenko, 2000)

NE.Caucasus. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus shamil Dantchenko, 2000; [BRU2: 199, pl. 80, f. 25-27], TL: NE.Caucasus, Daghestan, vicin. of Gunib, 1800m

Larva on Onobrychis bobrovii [BRU2, 200]

Polyommatus damocles (Herrich-Schäffer, [1844])

-. See [About maps] Lycaena damocles Herrich-Schäffer, [1844]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (7): 113, (ii) pl. 47, f. 214-217, TL: Guberly (220km SSE Orenburg)
Agrodiaetus damocles ; [BRU2: 208, pl. 82, f. 1-9]
Polyommatus damocles ; [NEN40]; [BARU, (note)]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Hedysarum candidum, H. grandiflorum, H. biebersteinii [BRU2, 209]

P. d. damocles

S.Urals Agrodiaetus damocles damocles
Agrodiaetus damocles damocles ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. rossicus (Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1993)

Agrodiaetus damocles rossicus Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1993
Agrodiaetus damocles rossicus ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. krymaeus (Sheljuzhko, 1928)

Crimea Lycaena damone krymaea Sheljuzhko, 1928; Lep. Rdsch. 2: 45
Polyommatus krymaeus ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus damocles krymaeus ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. kanduli (Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002)

Turkey (Munzur Daglari Mts.) Agrodiaetus damocles kanduli Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 95, pl. I, f. 1-4, TL: Turkey, Erzincan, Munzur Daglari Mts., Yildiz, 39°35'N, 39°57'E, 1700m

P. d. tortumensis (Carbonell, 2003)

Turkey Agrodiaetus damocles tortumensis Carbonell, 2003; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 108 (2): (175-176), TL: Turkey

P. d. urartua (Carbonell, 2003)

Turkey Agrodiaetus damocles urartua Carbonell, 2003; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 108 (2): (175-176), TL: Turkey

Polyommatus putnami (Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002)

Turkey (Erzurum, Agri). See [About maps] Agrodiaetus putnami Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 2002; Atalanta 33 (1/2): 96, pl. I, f. 5-8, TL: Turky, Erzurum, 8km W Kayabasi, 39°51'N, 41°47'E, 1900m

Polyommatus damone (Eversmann, 1841)

-. See [About maps] Lycaena damone Eversmann, 1841; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 1841 (1) : 18, TL: S.Ural, Sergievsk
?Agrodiaetus maraschi Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 57, TL: Syria
Agrodiaetus damone ; [BRU2: 208, pl. 81, f. 30-44]
Polyommatus damone ; [NEN40]; [BARU, #394]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Onobrychis arenaria? [BARU], Hedysarum candidum, H. biebersteinii, H. cretaceum, H. grandiflorum, H. argyrophyllum [BRU2, 208]

P. d. damone

S.Urals Agrodiaetus damone damone
Agrodiaetus damone damone ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. pljushtchi Lukhtanov & Budashkin, 1993

Crimea Polyommatus pljushtchi Lukhtanov & Budashkin, 1993
Polyommatus pljushtchi ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus damone pljushtchi ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. tanais Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1993²

SE.Europe damone tanais Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1993²
Agrodiaeteus damone tanais ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. altaicus (Elwes, 1899)

Altai Lycaena damone altaica Elwes, 1899; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1899 (3) : 327, TL: Ongodai, Altai Mts., 3-5000ft
Agrodiaetus altaiensis Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 119
altaica ; [NEN46, 10]
Polyommatus altaicus ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus damone altaicus ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. walteri Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1993

NW.Mongolia, Tuva Polyommatus damone walteri Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1993; , TL: NW Mongolia
Polyommatus walteri ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus damone walteri ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. irinae Dantchenko, 1997²

Lower flow region of Volga R. damone irinae Dantchenko, 1997²
Agrodiaetus damone irinae ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. bogdoolensis Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1997²

N.Mongolia damone bogdoolensis Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1997²
Agrodiaetus damone bogdoolensis ; [BRU2, 208]

P. d. sibirica (Staudinger, 1899)

S.Siberia (mountains), N.Mongolia Lycaena damone var. sibiria Staudinger, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 139
Polyommatus sibiricus ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus damone sibirica ; [BARU, (note)]

Polyommatus damonides (Staudinger, 1899)

S.Armenia. See [About maps] Lycaena damone var. damonides Staudinger, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (1): 138, TL: Ordubad
Agrodiaetus damonides ; [BRU2: 209, pl. 81, f. 27-29]

Polyommatus fabiani Bálint, 1997

Mongolia. See [About maps] Polyommatus fabiani Bálint, 1997; Neue Ent. Nachr. 40, 50, TL: "Mongolia, Dungovi aimak, 4km NE of Mandalgovi, 106°20'E 45°48'N

Polyommatus daphnis ([Schiffermüller], 1775)

SEU, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, S.Ural, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey. See [About maps] Meleager's Blue Azul Bipuntada Zahnflügel Bläuling Modraszek dafnid
Papilio daphnis [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 182, TL: Vienna
Papilio endymion [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 182 (preocc.)
Papilio meleager Esper, 1778; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 1 (9): 375, (7): pl. 45
Polyommatus daphnis brandti Pfeiffer, 1938
Meleageria daphnis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Meleageria daphnis, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Meleageria daphnis, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Meleageria daphnis ; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 6-7]; [BRU2: 189, pl. 76, f. 7-21]
Polyommatus daphnis ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

300x400 (~29Kb) underside A road through alternating meadows and woods on a flat top (loc. "yaila") of the coastal Crimean mountains above the halfway between Mukhovatka and Foros, Crimea, Ukraine. 4th July 1991, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

802x602 (~76Kb) underside Poland, Potok Zloty near Czestochowa, July 2000, Photo © Marek Michalski

Larva on Securigera varia, (not Onobrychis or Astragalus glycyphillos) (ants Lasius alienus, Formica pratensis, Tapinoma eraticum) [BRU2, 189]

P. d. daphnis

SEU, Crimea, S.Ural Lycaena oricus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Polyommatus daphnis oricus ; [BARU, (note)]
Meleageria daphnis daphnis ; [BRU2, 189]

P. d. narsana (Alberti, 1973)

Caucasus Major narsana (Alberti, 1973); Atalanta 4 (6) B: 383
Meleageria daphnis narsana ; [BRU2, 189]

P. d. versicolor (Heyne, [1895])

Caucasus Minor, Armenia (highland) Lycaena ignorata Staudinger, 1901; in Staudinger & Rebel, Cat. Lepid. palaearct. Faunengeb., 1: 86
erciyasi (Schurian & Häuser, 1981)
Meleageria daphnis palandoekis Schurian & Häuser, 1981; Atalanta 12: 105, f. 2a-d, TL: Palandöken Dagh, Turkey
dugijani Schurian & Häuser, 1981
palandoekis ; [NEN46, 50]
palandokis[sic, recte palandoekis] ; [BRU2, 189]
Meleageria daphnis versicolor ; [BRU2, 189]

P. d. elamita (Le Cerf, 1913)

Kurdistan?, Elburs?, Talysh Meleageria daphnis vangolensis Schurian & Häuser, 1981; Atalanta 12: 106, f. 3a/b, TL: Prov. Van, Turkey

= ; [BRU2, 189]

vangolensis ; [NEN46, 62]
Polyommatus elamita ; [NEN40]
Meleageria daphnis elamita ; [BRU2, 189]

P. d. hayesi (Larsen, 1974)

Meleageria daphnis hayesi Larsen, 1974; Alexanor 8 (7): 304, TL: Nabi Sbat, Lebanon
hayesi ; [NEN46, 34]

Polyommatus marcida (Lederer, [1870])

Kurdistan, Elburs. See [About maps] Lycaena marcida Lederer, [1870]; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 8 (1): 10
Polyommatus marcida ; [NEN40]
Meleageria marcida ;

Polyommatus ainsae (Forster, 1961)

N.Spain. See [About maps] Forster's Furry Blue
Agrodiaetus ainsae Forster, 1961; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 46: 76
Agrodiaetus ainsae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Agrodiaetus ainsae, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Agrodiaetus ainsae ;
Polyommatus ainsae ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Onobrychis, Medicago sativa [H&R]

P. a. f. pseudovirgilius (Lesse, 1962)

Spain

Polyommatus virgilia (Oberthür, 1910)

Italy. See [About maps] Lycaena virgilia Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 263, TL: Italy, Sulmona
Polyommatus dolus virgilius ;
Polyommatus virgilia ; Otakar Kudrna

Polyommatus fulgens (de Sagarra, 1925)

Iberia. See [About maps] Hirsutina fulgens de Sagarra, 1925; Bull. Inst. catal. Hist. nat. (2) 5: 271, TL: Spain
Polyommatus dolus f. fulgens ;

Polyommatus feminionides (Eckweiler, 1987)

Caucasus. See [About maps] Polyommatus feminionides ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus menalcas (Freyer, [1837])

Asia Minor, Kurdistan. See [About maps] Lycaena menalcas Freyer, [1837]; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 3 : 46, pl. 223, f. 2-3, TL: "Konstantinopel"
Lycaena epidolus Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid. : 13, TL: "Turcia"
menalcas ; [NEN46, 43]
epidolus ; [NEN46, 28]
Polyommatus menalcas ; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus mofidi (de Lesse, 1963)

Elburs. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus mofidi de Lesse, 1963; Alexanor 3: 34
Polyommatus mofidii ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus morgani (Le Cerf, 1909)

Elburs. See [About maps] Polyommatus morgani ; [NEN40]

P. m. sanandajensis (Carbonell, 2003)

Agrodiaetus morgani sanandajensis Carbonell, 2003; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 108 (5): (445-446), TL: Iran

Polyommatus peilei Bethune-Baker, 1921

NW.Iran (Elburs). See [About maps] Polyommatus peilei Bethune-Baker, 1921; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 33 : 63, TL: Persia, Karind Gorge, 6000ft (Peile)
peilei ; [NEN46, 51]
Polyommatus peilei ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus peilei ;

Polyommatus phyllides (Staudinger, 1886)

S.Turan, Pamirs-Alai, Tian-Shan. See [About maps] Lycaena phyllides Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (7-9): 225, TL: [Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan]
Polyommatus phyllides ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus phyllides ; [BRU2: 211, pl. 82, f. 25-30]

Larva on Hedysarum sp. [BRU2, 211]

P. p. phyllides

Alaisky, Zaalaisky Mts., Ghissar, Darvaz, Talassky, Kirghizsky Mts. Agrodiaetus phyllides phyllides
Agrodiaetus phyllides phyllides ; [BRU2, 211]

P. p. kentauensis Lukhtanov, 1990²

Karatau Mts. phyllides kentauensis Lukhtanov, 1990²
Agrodiaetus phyllides kentauensis ; [BRU2, 211]

P. p. askhabadica (Forster, 1960)

Agrodiaetus phyllis askhabadica Forster, 1960; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45 (7-10): 135, pl. 12-13, f. 6-7, TL: Aschabad, Turkmenistan

= Agrodiaetus phyllides (Staudinger, 1886); [BRU2, 211]

askhabadica ; [NEN46, 15]

Polyommatus phyllis (Christoph, 1877)

-. See [About maps] Lycaena damon phyllis Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (3): 237, pl. 5, f. 9-10, TL: Shahkuh, Iran
phyllis ; [NEN46, 52]
Polyommatus phyllis ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus phyllis ; [BRU2: 202, pl. 80, f. 40-45]

Larva on Onobrychis cornuta [BRU2, 203]

P. p. phyllis

N.Iran, Kopet-Dagh? Agrodiaetus phyllis phyllis
Agrodiaetus phyllis phyllis ; [BRU2, 202]

P. p. nekrutenkoi Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1994

Azerbaijan Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) phyllis nekrutenkoi Dantchenko & Lukhtanov, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 210, pl. VIII, f. 13-16, TL: Azerbaidzhan, East Caucasus, mt. Diubrar
Agrodiaetus phyllis nekrutenkoi ; [BRU2, 202]

P. p. dagestanica (Forster, 1960)

NE.Caucasus Major Agrodiaetus dagestanica Forster, 1960; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45 (7-10): 134
Agrodiaetus phyllis dagestanicus ; [BRU2, 202]

Polyommatus vanensis (de Lesse, 1957)

Turkey, Transcaucasia, Iraq, W.Iran. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus vanensis de Lesse, 1957; Lambillionea 57 (9-10): 69
Polyommatus vanensis ;
Agrodiaetus vanensis ; [BRU2: 203, pl. 80, f. 37-39]

Larva on Onobrychis cornuta [BRU2, 203]

P. v. sheljuzhkoi (Forster, 1960)

Armenia, Talysh Mts. Agrodiaetus phyllis sheljuzhkoi Forster, 1960; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45 (7-10): 132, pl. 10-11, f. 26-27, TL: Mt. Daralagez, Armenia
sheljuzhkoi ; [NEN46, 58]
Agrodiaetus vanensis sheljuzhkoi ; [BRU2: 203]

P. v. zeituna (Forster, 1960)

S.Turkey, Iraq Agrodiaetus phyllis zeituna Forster, 1960; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45 (7-10): 129, pl. 10-11, f. 23, TL: Taurus, Turkey
zeituna ; [NEN46, 64]
Agrodiaetus vanensis zeitunus ; [BRU2, 203]

Polyommatus vittatus (Oberthür, 1892)

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Polyommatus vittatus ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus dolus vittatus ; Tolman, 1997

Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)

Morocco, Algeria. See [About maps] Atlas Blue
Lycaena hylas var. atlantica Elwes, 1905; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1905 (4): 380, pl. 19, f. 5-6, TL: Imentalla (High Atlas mts) (Morocco)
Polyommatus atlantica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
atlantica ; [NEN46, 16]
Plebicula atlantica ; [H&R, 299]
Polyommatus atlanticus ; [NEN40]

P. a. atlantica

Morocco (High Atlas) Plebicula atlantica atlantica
Plebicula atlantica atlantica ; [BMAT: 44, pl. 13, f. 1-10]

Larva on Anthyllis vulneraria [BMAT]

P. a. weissi (Dujardin, 1977)

Morocco (Middle Atlas) Plebicula atlantica weissi Dujardin, 1977; Entomops 43: 96, f. 8-10, f. 12-14, TL: Col du Zad, Dayet Achlef (Morocco)
Plebicula atlantica f. rosea Tennent, 1994; Entomologist's Gaz. 45: 25 (male f.), TL: Timhadit (Morocco)
Plebicula atlantica weissi ; [BMAT: 44, pl. 13, f. 11-19]

600x435 (~30Kb) upperside male Morocco, Djebel Tarharhat (Itzer), Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~37Kb) underside male Morocco, Itzer, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~25Kb) upperside female Morocco, Djebel Tarharhat (Itzer), Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Larva on Anthyllis vulneraria [BMAT]

P. a. barraguei Dujardin, 1977

Algeria (Djurdjura, Aures Mts) Polyommatus atlantica barraguei Dujardin, 1977; Entomops 43: 93, 94 (f. 1-2), 95 (f. 3-6), TL: Tikjda, Hodna mts (Algeria)
Plebicula atlantica barraguei ; [BMAT: 44, pl. 13, f. 20-24]

Larva on Anthyllis vulneraria? [BMAT]

Polyommatus dorylas ([Schiffermüller], 1775)

SEU, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Transcaucasia. See [About maps] Turquoise Blue Honungsklöverblåvinge Modraszek dorylas
Papilio dorylas [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 322, TL: Vienna
Papilio hylas Esper, 1778; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 1 (9): 375, (7): pl. 45, f. 3 (preocc.)
Papilio argester Bergsträsser, 1779
albicans (Gerhard, 1851)
Polyommatus dorylas, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Polyommatus dorylas, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Polyommatus dorylas, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Polyommatus dorylas, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Plebicula dorylas, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Plebicula dorylas ; [H&R, 298]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 16]
Polyommatus dorylas ; [NEN40]; [BRU2: 195, pl. 76, f. 25-30]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Melilotus, Trifolium, Thymus, Anthyllis [H&R], (Turkey) Melilotus, Medicago, Trifolium, Thymus [BRU2, 196]

P. d. magna Bálint, 1985

SEU Polyommatus dorylas magna ; [BRU2, 196]

P. d. castilla (Fruhstorfer, 1910)

Lycaena hylas castilla Fruhstorfer, 1910; Soc. ent. 25 (12) : 48, TL: Castilien, Spain
castilla ; [NEN46, 22]

P. d. armenus (Staudinger, 1871)

Caucasus, Armenia Polyommatus armenus ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus dorylas armenus ; [BRU2, 196]

Polyommatus golgus (Hübner, [1813])

Iberia. See [About maps] Nevada Blue
Papilio golgus Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 136, f. 688-689, TL: S. Spain
Plebicula golgus ; [H&R, 298]
Polyommatus golgus ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus nivescens Keferstein, 1851

SWEU. See [About maps] Mother-of-Pearl Blue Niña de Nacar
Polyommatus nivescens Keferstein, 1851; Stettin. ent. Ztg 12 (10): 309, TL: Sierra de Alfacar
Plebicula nivescens ; [H&R, 299]
Polyommatus nivescens ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Polyommatus aloisi (Bálint, 1988)

S.Mongolia. See [About maps] Polyommatus aloisi, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Polyommatus aloisi ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus eroides (Frivaldszky, 1835)

pl, Balkans, Asia Minor. See [About maps] False Eros Blue Modraszek eroides
eroides (Frivaldszky, 1835); A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei, 2: 270, pl. 7, f. 3, TL: Mts. Balkan
Polyommatus eroides, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Polyommatus eroides ; [NEN40]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 23 (text only)]; [Otakar Kudrna]

P. e. amdoensis (Wnukowsky, 1929)

Lycaena eroides amdoensis Wnukowsky, 1929; Zool. Anz. 83 (9/10): 221 (repl. Lycaena myrrha helena Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)
Lycaena eroides myrrha Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4) : 453 (preocc. Lycaena helena Staudinger, 1862), TL: Guj-duj-sa, Amdo
myrrha ; [NEN46, 35]

Polyommatus boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, [1844])

E.Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, SEEU, SW.Siberia, N.Kazakhstan - Altai. See [About maps] Lycaena boisduvalii Herrich-Schäffer, [1844]; , TL: Sarepta
Lycaena anteros Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid. : 11 (preocc. Lycaena anteros Freyer, 1839)
anteros ; [NEN46, 13]
Polyommatus boisduvali ; [BARU, #401c]
Polyommatus eros boisduvalii ; [MRS, 689]
Polyommatus eroides boisduvalii ;
Polyommatus (eroides) boisduvalii ; [BRU2: 191, pl. 79, f. 1-6]

Larva on Chamaecytisus ruthenicus [BRU2, 191]

P. b. boisduvalii

Polyommatus boisduvalii boisduvalii ; [BRU2, 191]

P. b. orientalis Krziwitzky, 1983

Poland, Byelorussia, Ukraine Polyommatus boisduvalii orientalis ; [BRU2, 191]

Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)

Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, C.Asia?. See [About maps] Eros Blue Niño Amoroso
Papilio eros Ochsenheimer, 1808; Schmett. Europa 1 (2): 42
?Papilio tithonus Hübner, [1803-1804]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 108, f. 555-556
?Lycaena tithonus f. klaphecki Courvoisier, 1910; Ent. Zs. 24 (27): 148
?Lycaena tithonus ab. hermaphroditus Courvoisier, 1910; Ent. Zs. 24 (27): 148
Polyommatus eros, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Polyommatus eros, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
?Lycaena tithonus f. klaphecki ; Courvoisier, 1911, Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (9) : 104
?Lycaena tithonus ab. hermaphroditus ; Courvoisier, 1911, Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (9) : 104
Polyommatus eros ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 23]; [MRS, 689]; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Leguminosae, Oxytropis, Astragalus [H&R]

?P. e. gansuensis Murayama

Polyommatus eros gansuensis ; [MRS, 689]

Polyommatus stigmatifera Courvoisier, 1903

N.Tian-Shan, Inner Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Tarbagatai, Saur, S.Altai. See [About maps] Polyommatus stigmatifera Courvoisier, 1903; Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 11: 23, TL: Kuldja
lunulata Courvoisier, 1903
vasilyi Tshikolovets, 1995
Polyommatus (eros) stigmatifera ; [BRU2: 190, pl. 79, f. 19-21]

Larva on (Tian-Shan) Astragalus spp., Oxytropis spp. [BRU2, 190]

Polyommatus meoticus Zhdanko & Stshurov, 1998

NW.Caucasus. See [About maps] Polyommatus meoticus Zhdanko & Stshurov, 1998; Vestnik. Kazakhkogo univ. 6: 49, TL: [Azish-Tau Mts., NW. Caucasus, Adygeya]
Polyommatus (eros) meoticus ; [BRU2: 190, pl. 79, f. 13-15]

Larva on Astragalus demetrii [BRU2, 190]

Polyommatus kamtshadalis (Sheljuzhko, 1933)

Polar Urals - Far East, Amur, N.Ussuri, Altai?. See [About maps] Lycaena kamtshadalis Sheljuzhko, 1933; Zeitschr. Österr. ent. Ver. Wien, 18 (?11/12): 85, TL: Ostküste von Kamtshatka
herzi Korshunov, 1995; (nom. nud.)
Polyommatus kamtschadalus[sic, recte kamtshadalis] ; [BARU, #401b]
Polyommatus (eros) kamtshadalis ; [BRU2: 190, pl. 79, f. 22-27]

533x400 (~52Kb) underside male Subalpine meadows alternating with the dwarf alder (Dushekia fruticosa (Rupr.) Pouzar) thickets on the western slope of the volcano Zheltovskaya Sopka, Elizovo District, S Kamchatka, Russia. 16th August 1991, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on (Polar Urals) Oxytropis sordida [BRU2, 191], Hedysarum sibiricum, Oxytropis sordida [BARU, P.Yu.Gorbunov]

P. k. extremiorientalis (Kurentzov, 1970)

Verkhoyan'ye, Kolyma Polyommatus kamtschadalus extremiorientalis ; [BARU, (note)]
Polyommatus kamtshadalis extremiorienalis ; [BRU2, 191]

P. k. taimyrensis Korshunov, 1982

Taymyr Peninsula, Polar Ural Polyommatus kamtschadalus taimyrensis ; [BARU, (note)]
Polyommatus kamtshadalis taimyrensis ; [BRU2, 191]

Polyommatus erotides Staudinger, 1892

Saur, Altai, S.Siberia (mountains), Transbaikalia, Mongolia. See [About maps] Polyommatus erotides Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 319, TL: Kentei? Malakhanskliy mountains, Kudara-Somon
Polyommatus erotides ; [NEN40]; [BARU, #401d]
Polyommatus (eroides) erotides ; [BRU2: 192, pl. 79, f. 7-9]

533x400 (~38Kb) underside male The left bank of the Novyi Onon arm of the Onon River 1 km downstream of the village Nozhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 20th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Fabaceae [BARU]

?P. e. sichuanicus Murayama, 1983

Polyommatus erotides sichuanicus ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 266 (note)
?Polyommatus eros sichuanicus ; [MRS, 689]

Polyommatus forresti Bálint, 1992

C.Himalayas, NW.Yunnan. See [About maps] Polyommatus forresti Bálint, 1992; Linn. Belg. 13: 428, f. 4-5, TL: Yunnan, China
Polyommatus forresti zanganus Huang, 1998

= ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 128

Polyommatus akmeicius D'Abrera, 1993; Butterflies of the Holarctic Region, Part III: 502 (nom. nud.) "_Polyommatus sp. Balint M/S"
Polyommatus akmeicius Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 266
forresti ; [NEN46, 31]
Polyommatus forresti ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus menelaos Brown, 1976

Greece. See [About maps] Polyommatus menelaos, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Polyommatus menelaos ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus pseuderos Moore, ?1879

W.Himalayas - Kashmir. See [About maps] Polyommatus pseuderos Moore, ?1879; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1879: 138
Polyommatus pseuderos Moore, ?1875; [NEN40]

P. p. nepalensis (Forster, 1961)

Nepal Polyommatus nepalensis Forster, 1961; Veröff. zool. StSamml. Münch. 6: 149, pl. 14, f. 1-2, 4-5, TL: Mustang, Nepal
nepalensis ; [NEN46, 46]

Polyommatus tsvetaevi Kurentzov, 1970

S.Ussuri, N.Korea. See [About maps] Polyommatus tsvetaevi Kurentzov, 1970; Butterflies of the USSR Far East: 137, TL: [Suputinka River, Ussuri]
Polyommatus tsvetaevi ; [BARU, #401a]; [BRU2: 192, pl. 79, f. 28-30]

Polyommatus venus (Staudinger, 1886)

-. See [About maps] Lycaena venus Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 211, TL: [Zaalaisky Mts., Kirghizia]
Polyommatus venus ; [NEN40]; [MRS, 690]
Polyommatus (venus) venus ; [BRU2: 192, pl. 78, f. 25-27, 34-36]

P. v. venus

Altai, Transalai Polyommatus venus venus ; [BRU2, 192]

P. v. vantshensis Tshikolovets, 1995

W.Pamirs, Darvaz Polyommatus venus vantshensis ; [BRU2, 192]

P. v. thasana (Murayama)

Polyommatus venus thasana ; [MRS, 690]

P. v. lama (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)

Lycaena eros var. lama Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4) : 453, TL: Amdo, China
lama ; [NEN46, 40]
Polyommatus venus lama ; [MRS, 690]

P. v. sinina (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)

Lycaena venus sinina Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4) : 453, TL: Kuku-Noor, China
sinina ; [NEN46, 59]
?Polyommatus venus sinica (Grum-Grshimailo); [MRS, 690 (spell.?)]

P. v. wiskotti (Courvoisier, 1911)

Tian-Shan ?Lycaena icarus f. wiskotti Courvoisier, 1910; Ent. Zs. 24 (26): 141
Lycaena icarus f. wiskotti Courvoisier, 1911; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (9) : 105, pl. 2, f. 7, TL: Naryn [Inner Tian-Shan]
Lycaena venus f. wiskotti ; Courvoisier, 1913, Ent. Mitt. 2 (10) : 291
Polyommatus (venus) wiskotti ; [BRU2: 193, pl. 78, f. 28-30]

Larva on (Talassky Alatau) Oxytropis talassica, O. aulieatensis [BRU2, 193]

Polyommatus amor (Lang, 1884)

Ghissar, Darvaz, W.Pamirs. See [About maps] Lycaena eros var. amor Lang, 1884; Rhopalocera Europa Descripta et Delineata: 371
Lycaena eros var. amor Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 211
amor ; [NEN46, 11]; [NEN46, 11]
Polyommatus amor ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus (venus) amor ; [BRU2: 193, pl. 78, f. 31-33, 43-45]

Larva on (Ghissar) Astragalus sp. [BRU2, 193]

Polyommatus erotulus Nekrutenko, 1985

-. See [About maps] Polyommatus erotulus Nekrutenko, 1985; Vestnik zool. 1985 (4): 34, f. 3a-b, TL: [Near Mistan, Zuvand, Talysh Mts., Azerbaijan]
Polyommatus erotulus ; [BRU2: 191, pl. 79, f. 16-18]

P. e. erotulus

Azerbaijan, Iran delessei Carbonel, 1994

= ; [BRU2, 191]

Polyommatus erotulus erotulus ; [BRU2, 191]

P. e. moletti Cabronel, 1994

Turkey Polyommatus erotulus moletti ; [BRU2, 191]

Polyommatus avinovi (Shchetkin, 1980)

Ghissar, Pamirs-Alai. See [About maps] avinovi (Shchetkin, 1980); Zool. zhurn. 59 (2): 303, TL: [Khazorchashma, N slope of Peter I Mts., Tajikistan]
Polyommatus avinovi ; [NEN40]
Rimisia avinovi ; [BRU2: 181, pl. 83, f. 22-25]

P. a. avinovi

Peter I Mts. Rimisia avinovi avinovi
Rimisia avinovi avinovi ; [BRU2, 181]

P. a. dangara (Eckweiler, 1997)

S slope (E.Ghissar Mts.) Rimisia avinovi dangara ; [BRU2, 181]

Polyommatus dagmara (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888)

Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai. See [About maps] Lycaena dagmara Grum-Grshimailo, 1888; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 22 (3-4) : 306, TL: Chingve-Darja, Darwas, Tajikistan
dagmara ; [NEN46, 24]
Polyommatus dagmara ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus dagmara ; [BRU2: 212, pl. 83, f. 10-12]

Polyommatus erschoffi (Lederer, 1869)

-. See [About maps] Lycaena erschoffi Lederer, 1869; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 6 (2) : 80, pl. 4, f. 4-5, TL: Hadschyabad und Schaku [Elburs Mts.]
Polyommatus erschoffi ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus erschoffi ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 7]
Agrodiaetus erschoffii ; [BRU2: 212, pl. 83, f. 7-9]

P. e. erschoffi

Iran Agrodiaetus erschoffii erschoffii ; [BRU2, 212]

P. e. tekkeanus (Christoph, 1887)

W.Kopet-Dagh Agrodiaetus erschoffii tekkeanus ; [BRU2, 212]

P. e. pashtu (Eckweiler, 1997)

Afghanistan Agrodiaetus erschoffi pashtu Eckweiler, 1997
Agrodiaetus erschoffii pashtu ; [BRU2, 212]

P. e. taherides Eckweiler, 1998²

Iran erschoffi taherides Eckweiler, 1998²; , TL: Horassan Prov., Iran
Agrodiaetus erschoffii taherides ; [BRU2, 212]

Polyommatus magnifica (Grum-Grshimailo, 1885)

Ghissar, Alai, W.Tian-Shan. See [About maps] Lycaena magnifica Grum-Grshimailo, 1885; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 2 : 232, TL: Kitschi-Karamuk, Alai
Lycaena superba Staudinger, 1887; Stettin Ent. Ztg 48 (1-3) : 51

= Agrodiaetus magnificus (Grum-Grshimailo, 1885); [BRU2, 212]

Polyommatus superbus ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus superba ;
magnifica ; [NEN46, 43]
Polyommatus magnifica ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus magnificus ; [BRU2: 212, pl. 83, f. 13-15]

Larva on Onobrychis grandis [BRU2, 212]

Polyommatus pulchella (Bernardi, 1951)

Darvaz, Zaalaistky Mts., .... See [About maps] Lysandra pulchella Bernardi, 1951; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 56 (2): 30 (repl. Lycaena pulchra Sheljuzhko, 1928)
Lycaena pulchra Sheljuzhko, 1928; Lep. Rdsch. 2: 44 (preocc.), TL: Pamirskij Post [Murgab. E. Pamirs, Tajikistan]
Polyommatus pulchella ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus pulchellus ; [BRU2: 212, pl. 83, f. 16-21]

Would this name have a problem with Polyommatus pulchella Swainson, 1833? -- msa

P. p. pulchella

Pamirs Agrodiaetus pulchellus pulchellus ; [BRU2, 212]

P. p. chaburobatus Tshikolovets, 1992²

Darvazsky Mts. pulchella chaburobatus Tshikolovets, 1992²
Agrodiaetus pulchellus chaburobatus ; [BRU2, 212]

Polyommatus bogra Evans, 1932

Baluchistan. See [About maps] Polyommatus actis bogra Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 231, TL: Bogra, 7000ft, Baluchistan
bogra ; [NEN46, 19]

Polyommatus huberti (Carbonell, 1993)

Armenia, Turkey. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus huberti Carbonell, 1993; Linneana Belgica 14 (2): 91, pl. 2, TL: 15 km N Agri (= Karaköse), 1700m [Agri, E.Turkey]
Agrodiaetus huberti ; [BRU2: 204, pl. 81, f. 4-6]

Larva on Astragalus sp. [BRU2, 204]

Polyommatus glaucias (Lederer, [1870])

Kopet-Dagh, Elburs Mts.. See [About maps] Lycaena glaucias Lederer, [1870]; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 8 (1): 10, pl. 1, f. 6-7, TL: [Elburs Mts., N. Iran]
Polyommatus glaucias ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus glaucias ; [BRU2: 211, pl. 83, f. 4-6]

Larva on Onobrychis?, Hedysarum? [BRU2, 211]

Polyommatus frauvartianae Bálint, 1997

Afghanistan. See [About maps] Polyommatus frauvartianae Bálint, 1997; Neue Ent. Nachr. 40, 49, TL: Afghan centr., Band-i-Amir, 3000m

Polyommatus amandus (Schneider, 1792)

EU, Morocco, Palearctic. See [About maps] Hopeasinisiipi Amanda's Blue Silverfärgad blåvinge Silverblåvinge Niña Estriada Modraszek amandus
Papilio amandus Schneider, 1792; Neuest. Mag. Lieb. Ent. 1 (4): 428, TL: S. Sweden
Papilio icarius Esper, 1789; Die Schmett., Suppl. Th 1 (3-4): 35, pl. 99, f. 4
Lycaena icarius libisonis Fruhstorfer, 1911; Soc. ent. 25 (24): 96, TL: South Tyrol
Agriades amdandus bruttia Verity, 1921; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 33 : 190, TL: San Fili, Spain
?Lysandra amanda lhasana Murayama, 1983
?Lysandra amanda altaishanica Hyang & Murayama, 1992; : 11, f. 29-30, TL: Jiadengyu, Altai, 1380m
Plebicula amanda, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Polyommatus amandus, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Polyommatus amandus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Polyommatus amandus, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Polyommatus amandus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Polyommatus icarius ; [NEN40] libisonis ; [NEN46, 42] bruttia ; [NEN46, 20]

Plebicula amanda ; [H&R, 301]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 15, 18] Agrodiaetus amandus ; Polyommatus amanda ; [BARU, #392] Polyommatus amandus ; [BRU2: 195, pl. 77, f. 1-15]; [Otakar Kudrna]

600x497 (~36Kb) upperside female FINLAND: Kb: Kiihtelysvaara, 692:68, 11.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	735x500 (~44Kb) upperside male FINLAND: Kb: Kiihtelysvaara, 692:68, 11.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	600x715 (~53Kb) underside male FINLAND: Kb: Kiihtelysvaara, 692:68, 2.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
600x679 (~50Kb) underside female Finland, Tampere, Hervanta, 6820:330, 13.7.1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen	616x692 (~86Kb) underside female Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 5th July 1998 (on Vicia tenuifolia No 5647), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	411x500 (~46Kb) underside male A forb meadow with birch groves on the interfluve between the Shadrikha and Zyryanka Rivulets at the village Lozhok at Akademgorodok [Novosibirsk Academy Town], Novosibirsk District and Province, West Siberia, Russia. 29th June 1998 (on Phleum phleoides), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
900x681 (~59Kb) underside female Finland, Järvenpää 670:39, 8.7.1981, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	451x488 (~68Kb) upperside male Russia, Moscow area, 11.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov	787x629 (~99Kb) upperside male Russia, Moscow area, 29.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
766x653 (~100Kb) underside male Russia, Moscow area, 29.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	identification uncertain 556x788 (~100Kb) underside male female Russia, Moscow area, 14.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	450x537 (~38Kb)

Larva on Leguminosae, Vicia cracca, Lathyrus pratensis [SPRK], (Alai) Vicia kokanica, (Tian-Shan) Vikica costata, Medicago romanica [BRU2, 195]

P. a. amandus

Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kopet-Dagh, Siberia, Transbaikalia, Far East lydia (Krulikovsky, 1892)
orientalis (Staudinger, 1901)
Lycaena amanda ab. amandina Krulikowsky, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (2): 11, TL: Wiatka; Kasan
gina Higgins, 1958
Polyommatus amandus amandus ; [BRU2, 195]

P. a. turensis (Heyne, 1895)

Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Alai, W.Pamirs Polyommatus amandus turensis ; [BRU2, 195]

P. a. abdelaziz (Blachier, 1908)

Morocco (High Atlas, Middle Atlas, Rif Mts.), Algeria (Djurdjura Mts) Lycaena amandus var. abdelaziz Blachier, 1908; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2) : 218, TL: [High] Atlas Mts. (Morocco)
?Lycaena amandus ab. cyanea Aigner, 1906; Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 4: 516, TL: ??Hungary
Lycanea amanda ab. azurea Blachier, 1908; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2) : 218, TL: [High] Atlas Mts. (Morocco)
Plebicula amanda bettii Barragué, 1987; Linn. belg. 11 (1): 6, f. 14 (1-3), TL: Djurdjura massif (Algeria)
Polyommatus abdelaziz ; [NEN40]
Plebicula amanda abdelaziz ; [H&R, 302]
Agrodiaetus amanda abdelaziz ; [BMAT: 43, pl. 12, f. 61-74]

600x435 (~26Kb) upperside male Morocco, Itzer, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

600x435 (~22Kb) underside Morocco, Oukaïmeden, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~27Kb) female Morocco, Oukaïmeden, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Larva on Vicia onobrychioides, V. atlantica [BMAT]

P. a. amurensis (Staudinger, 1892)

Amur, Ussuri Lycaena amanda var. amurensis Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6 : 162, TL: Amur
Polyommatus amandus amurensis; [BRU2, 195]
amurensis ; [NEN46, 12]
Polyommatus amurensis ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus amanda amurensis ; [BARU, (note)]

P. a. brenda Hemming, 1932

Polyommatus amandus brenda Hemming, 1932; Stylops 1: 269, TL: Cedar Mt. Lebanon
brenda ; [NEN46, 20]

P. a. brunhilda Hemming, 1932

Polyommatus amandus brunhilda Hemming, 1932; Entomologist 65: 267

P. a. amata (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

Darvaz Lycaena amanda amata Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 403, TL: Baldjouan
amata ; [NEN46, 11]
Polyommatus amatus ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus amandus amata ; [BRU2, 195]

Polyommatus escheri (Hübner, [1823])

SEU, Morocco. See [About maps] Escher's Blue Fabiola
Papilio escheri Hübner, [1823]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 160, f. 799-800, : pl. 175, f. 867-868, TL: S. France
agestor Godart, 1824²
Polyommatus escheri, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Polyommatus escheri, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Plebicula escheri ; [H&R, 297]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 17, 18]
Polyommatus escheri ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

500x377 (~65Kb) female Axat, Pyrenees orientales 24/07/96, Photo © Simon Coombes

500x374 (~50Kb) male Axat, Pyrenees orientales 24/07/96, Photo © Simon Coombes

Larva on (in Spain) Astragalus exscapus, A. incanus, A. monspessulanus [BMAT]

P. e. ahmar (Le Cerf, 1928)

Morocco (Tizi-n-Tiskrine) Lycaena escheri ahmar Le Cerf, 1928; Encycl. ent. (B 3 Lep.) 3: 117, TL: Dj. Ahmar, Tizi-n-Tkrine (Morocco)
ahmar ; [NEN46, 9]
Agrodiaetus escheri ahmar ; [BMAT: 42, pl. 12, f. 58-60]

P. e. splendens Stefanelli, 1904²

Apennines escheri splendens Stefanelli, 1904²; , TL: Florence
Plebicula escheri splendens ; [H&R, 297]

P. e. dalmatica (Speyer, 1882)

Balkans Agrodiaetus dalmatica Speyer, 1882; , TL: Dalmatia
olympena Verity, 1936²
Polyommatus dalmaticus ; [NEN40]
Plebicula escheri dalmatica ; [H&R, 297]

P. e. helenae (Oberthür, 1910)

Lycaena escheri helenae Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 218, pl. 49, f. 415-416, TL: Charente-Inférieure, Dompierre-s-Mer
helenae Oberthür, 1910

P. e. parnassica (Brown, 1977)

Plebicula escheri parnassica Brown, 1977; Ent. Gaz. 28: 141-174, TL: Greece, Delphi

= ?Agrodiaetus dalmatica Speyer, 1882;

parnassica ; [NEN46, 50]; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 25

P. e. roseonitens (Oberthür, 1910)

Lycaena escheri roseonitens Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 215, TL: Granada
roseonitens ; [NEN46, 55]

Polyommatus chitralensis Swinhoe, 1919

W.Himalayas. See [About maps] Polyommatus icarus chitralensis Swinhoe, 1910; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 8 : 30, pl. 647, f. 3a-b, TL: Chitral, Drosh, Pakistan
chitralensis ; [NEN46, 22]
Polyommatus chitralensis ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus icadius (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

Tarbagatai, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai, Hindu Kush, .... See [About maps] Lycaena icarus var. icadius Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 402, TL: Hindukusk or., Pamir, Beik
icadius ; [NEN46, 36]
Polyommatus icadius ; [NEN40]; [BRU2: 194, pl. 78, f. 16-24]

Larva on Cicer soongaricum, Cicer flexuosum [Oleg Kosterin]

P. i. icadius

Pamirs Polyommatus icadius icadius ; Ivonin & Kosterin, 2000, Atalanta 31 (1/2): pl. XIII, f. 7-8; [BRU2, 194]

P. i. alaicus (Balletto & Nekrutenko, 1987)

Darvaz Polyommatus icadius alaicus ; [BRU2, 194]

P. i. candidus Zhdanko, 2000

W.Tian-Shan Polyommatus icadius candidus ; [BRU2, 194]

P. i. cicero Ivonin & Kosterin, 2000

SE.Altai Polyommatus icadius cicero Ivonin & Kosterin, 2000; Atalanta 31 (1/2): 173, pl. XIII, f. 1-6, 13, TL: "Dzhazator", Altai Mts., Kosh-Agach Dist.
Polyommatus icadius cicero, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Polyommatus icadius cicero ; [BRU2, 194]

400x600 (~46Kb) underside female A detrituous southern slope of the Dzhazator River right bank 4 km upstream of the Zhumaly River mouth, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 20th July 1998., Photo © Oleg Kosterin

546x393 (~35Kb) underside female A detrituous southern slope of the Dzhazator River right bank 4 km upstream of the Zhumaly River mouth, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 20th July 1998., Photo © Oleg Kosterin

420x398 (~32Kb) underside female A detrituous southern slope of the Dzhazator River right bank 4 km upstream of the Zhumaly River mouth, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 20th July 1998., Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)

EU, NAF, Temperate Asia. See [About maps] Hohtosinisiipi Common Blue Puktörneblåvinge Glanblåvinge Gemeiner Bläuling Dos Puntos Modraszek ikar
Papilio icarus Rottemburg, 1775; Der Naturforscher 6 : 31 (?21), TL: Berlin
Papilio argus Poda, 1761; (preocc.)
Papilio alexis Scopoli, 1763; (preocc.)
Papilio thetis Esper, 1777; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 1 (9): 332, 335, (6): pl. 32, f. 2, pl. 33, f. 3 (preocc.)
Papilio pampholyge Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio candybus Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio candiope Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio candaon Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio oceanus Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio polyphemus Esper, 1779; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 1 (9): 387, pl. 50, f. 5
Papilio fusciolus Fourcroy, 1785
icarinus (Scharfenberg, 1791)
oebalus (Hofmannsegg, 1804)
iphis Meigen, 1830
pusillus (Gerhard, 1851)
zelleri Verity, 1919
Lycaena taurica Venzmer, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2) : 49
Polyommatus icarus, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Polyommatus icarus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Polyommatus icarus, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Polyommatus icarus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Polyommatus icarus, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Polyommatus icarus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Polyommatus icarus, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Polyommatus icarus, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Polyommatus icarus ; [NEN40]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 10, f. 24-25]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Polyommatus (icarus) icarus ; [BRU2: 194, pl. 77, f. 19-33]

500x458 (~63Kb) upperside female Hoe lake, Devon, UK 08/08/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	397x500 (~53Kb) underside female Hoe lake, Devon, UK 08/08/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	500x369 (~87Kb) upperside male Haldon woods, Devon, UK 21/05/95, Photo © Simon Coombes
500x625 (~42Kb) underside Finland, Tampere, Hervanta, 6820:330, 13.7.1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen	560x686 (~36Kb) upperside female Finland, Sipoo, 670:39, 12.7.1979, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	identification uncertain 700x570 (~63Kb) upperside female France, Sophia Antipolis, 2.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
identification uncertain 700x627 (~56Kb) underside female France, Sophia Antipolis, 2.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 600x710 (~49Kb) upperside male France, Sophia Antipolis, 2.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 800x626 (~52Kb) underside male France, Sophia Antipolis, 2.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
identification uncertain 640x910 (~69Kb) underside France, Sophia Antipolis, 2.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 600x472 (~44Kb) female France, Sophia Antipolis, 3.10.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 500x563 (~52Kb) female France, Sophia Antipolis, 5.10.2000 (ovipositing), Photo © Markku Savela
800x600 (~111Kb) underside male female Vienna, Austria, 5.10.2001, Photo © Erich Mangl	600x832 (~59Kb) upperside female FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 29.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	500x620 (~34Kb) underside female FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 29.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x1209 (~160Kb) underside female Russia, Udmurtia, Izhevsk (parklike areas along shore of "Izhevsky Prud"), 5.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela	900x970 (~110Kb) underside male Russia, Tatarstan, Varkljed-Bodja (56°13'N 52°49'E), about 20km S of Agriz, 8.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela	1200x900 (~263Kb) underside male female Italy, Ravenna, September 2002, Photo © Maurizio Elia
1201x801 (~251Kb) male female Italy, Ravenna, September 2002, Photo © Maurizio Elia	600x544 (~82Kb) underside Russia, Kaluga area (35°45'E, 54°23'N), 12.6.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov	644x510 (~86Kb) upperside female Russia, Moscow area, 11.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov
620x576 (~120Kb) upperside female Russia, Moscow area, 20.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	485x583 (~111Kb) upperside male Russia, Moscow area, 20.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	342x279 (~11Kb)

Larva on Leguminosae, Lathyrus spp., Vicia spp., V. cracca, Oxytropis campestris, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium pratense [SPRK], (Europe) Oxytropis pyrenaica, Astragalus aristatus, A. onobrychis [BMAT], (Israel) Astragalus pinetorum [BMAT], (NW.Kazakhstan) Medicago romanica, M. falcata, (Zailiisky Alatau Mts.) Trifolium repens, (ants Lasius alienus, L. flavus, L. niger, Formica subrufa, Plagiolepis pigmaea, Myrmica sabuleti) [BRU2, 194]

P. i. icarus

Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia Lycaena celina Austaut, 1879; Petites Nouv. Ent. 2 (212): 293, TL: Sidi-Bel-Abbès (Algeria)
Lycaena casanensis Krulikovsky, 1891; Zap. ural' Obschch. Lyub. Estest. 12 (2): 223, pl. 8, f. E
Lycaena alexis ab. rufina Oberthür, 1894; Étud. d'Ent. 19 : 14, pl. 6, f. 52, TL: Bône [Annaba] (Algeria)
Lycaena alexis f. supra-caerulea Oberthür, 1896; pl. 4, f. 46 (female f.), TL: Lambessa (Algeria)
Lycaena icarus var. rosina Holl, 1913; Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. N. 5: 99, TL: Hussein-Dey (Algeria)
Lycaena icarus menahensis Stauder, 1914; Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 27 (6): 65, TL: Dj. Aures, El Kantara (Algeria)
Lycaena icarus f. girschitschi Chnéour, 1934; Tunisia
Polyommatus icarus icarus ; [BMAT: 46, pl. 13, f. 32-41]; [BRU2, 194]

celina

600x435 (~31Kb) underside Morocco, Aït Abdallah, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~41Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Lekst, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

600x435 (~39Kb) underside male female Morocco, Djebel Lekst, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

P. i. mariscolore (Kane, 1893)

Ireland Lycaena icarus var. mariscolore Kane, 1893; Entomologist 26: 241-243, TL: Ireland
Polyommatus icarus mariscolore ; [Paul Howe]

P. i. fuchsi (Sheljuzhko, 1928)

S.Siberia, Transbaikalia Lycaena fuchsi Sheljuzhko, 1928; Lep. Rdsch. 2: 119 (repl. Lycaena sibiricus Fuchs, 1901)
Lycaena sibiricus Fuchs, 1900; Jb. Nassau Ver. Nat. 53 : 31 (preocc.)
Polyommatus icarus fuchsi ; [BARU, (note)]; [BRU2, 194]

800x600 (~100Kb) underside male female A meadow at the settlement Novyi Poselok at the town Berdsk, Novosibirsk District and Province, West Siberia, Russia. 4th August 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

588x568 (~65Kb) underside male A meadow at the Zyryanka Riculet mouth, Akademgorodok {Novosibirsk Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 20th June 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

P. i. omelkoi Dubatolov & Korshunov, 1995

Amur, Ussuri Polyommatus icarus omelkoi ; [BRU2, 194]

P. i. ammosovi (Kurenzov, 1970)

C.Yakutia, Far East, Kamchatka Polyommatus icarus ammosovi ; [BARU, (note)]; [BRU2, 194]

P. i. fugitiva (Butler, 1881)

Lycaena fugitiva Butler, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881 (3) : 606, TL: Quetta, Pakistan
fugitiva ; [NEN46, 32]

P. i. napaea (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)

Tian-Shan, Ghissar?, Alai? Lycaena napaea Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4) : 453, TL: Lud-Tshan
napaea ; [NEN46, 46]
Polyommatus icarus napeae[sic] ; [BRU2, 194]

= Polyommatus erotides (Staudinger, 1892)?

Polyommatus kashgharensis Moore, 1878

SW.Mongolia, N.China, N.Africa, .... See [About maps] Polyommatus kashgharensis Moore, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (3) : 230, TL: Yarkand, NW.China
Polyommatus kashgharensis ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus (icarus) kashgharensis ; [BRU2: 195, pl. 77, f. 34-39, pl. 78, f. 1-15]

Larva on (Zailiisky Alatau) Trifolium, Medicago [BRU2, 195]

P. k. kashgharensis

S.Ghissar, W.Pamirs Polyommatus yarkundensis Moore, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (3) : 229, TL: Yarkend, Chinese Turkestan

= ; [BRU2, 195]

kashgharensis kashgharensis ; [BRU2, 195]
Polyommatus icarus yarkundensis ;
yarkundensis ; [NEN46, 64]
Polyommatus kashgharensis kashgharensis ; [BRU2, 195]

P. k. bienerti Bálint, 1992

Kopet-Dagh, Transcaucasia? Lycaena persica Bienert, [1870]; Lepid. Erg. Reise Persiens: 29 (preocc. persica Tutt, 1909)
Polyommatus kashgharensis bienerti ; [BRU2, 195]

P. k. turanicus Heyne, [1895]

Ghissar-Alai, Darvaz, Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Altai Polyommatus turanica Heyne, [1895]; in Rühl, Die palaearktischen Grossschmetterlinge und ihre Naturgeschichte 1 (Tagfalter): 747
Polyommatus turanica ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus kashgharensis turanicus ; [BRU2, 195]

P. k. szabokyi Bálint, 1989

Tuva Polyommatus szabokyi Bálint, 1989; ?: 7, pl. 3 [?], TL: "Orog-Nuur", Mongolia
Polyommatus icarus korshunovi Gorbunov, 1995

= ; [BRU2, 195]

Polyommatus icarus korshunovi, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
szabokyi ; [NEN46, 60]
Polyommatus icarus korshunovi ; Ivonin & Kosterin, 2000, Atalanta 31 (1/2): pl. XIII, f. 9-10
Polyommatus kashgharensis szabokyi ; [BRU2, 195]

Polyommatus elena Stradomsky & Arzanov, 1999

Lower Don, Lower Volga, SW.Siberia. See [About maps] Polyommatus elena Stradomsky & Arzanov, 1999; Kharkov Entomological Society Gazette 7 (2): 17-21 [mostly in Russian]

Polyommatus aedon (Christoph, 1887)

Kurdistan, Caucasus, Elburs. See [About maps] Polyommatus aedon ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus myrrha (Herrich-Schäffer, [1843])

Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Iran?. See [About maps] Lycaena myrrha Herrich-Schäffer, [1843]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1 (2): 26, (49): (ii) f. 508-511
Polyommatus myrrha ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus myrrhus ;
Polyommatus mirrha[sic] ; [BRU2: 196, pl. 77, f. 16-18]

P. m. cinyraea Nekrutenko & Effendi, 1979

Armenia Polysommatus myrrha cinyraea ; [BRU2, 196]

Polyommatus myrrhinus (Staudinger, 1901)

Asia Minor, Kurdistan. See [About maps] Polyommatus myrrhinus ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus afghanicus (Forster, 1973)

Afghanistan. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus afghanica Forster, 1973; Ent. Z., Frankf. a.M. 83: 209
Polyommatus afghanica ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus baltazardi (de Lesse, 1963)

Elburs. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus baltazardi de Lesse, 1963; Alexanor 2 (1962): 310
Polyommatus baltazardi ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus delessei Bálint, 1997

S.Iran. See [About maps] Polyommatus delessei Bálint, 1997; Neue Ent. Nachr. 40, 51, TL: Kuh-i-Laihzar (Kerman), Iran SE 2800-3600m

Polyommatus hopfferi (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])

Asia Minor - Kurdistan. See [About maps] hopfferi (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]); Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 1: ?
?Agrodiaetus malatiae Forster, 1961; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 46: 41
Polyommatus hopfferi ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus hopfferi ;

Polyommatus lycius (Carbonell, 1996)

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Polyommatus lycius ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus poseidon (Lederer, 1852)

Asia Minor. See [About maps] Lycaena poseidon Lederer, 1852; Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien 2 (Abh.) : 37, TL: Asia Minro
?Lycaena? poseidon Lederer, 1869; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 6 (2) : 81
Agrodiaetus poseidon ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 8]
Polyommatus poseidon ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

P. p. mesopotamica (Staudinger, [1892])

Lycaena poseidon var. mesopotamica Staudinger, [1892]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 4 (2) : 233, TL: Malatia, Turkey
mesopotamica ; [NEN46, 44]

Polyommatus ardschira (Brandt, 1938)

Elburs. See [About maps] Polyommatus ardschira ; [NEN40]

Polyommatus evansi (Forster, 1956)

W.Himalayas. See [About maps] Agrodiaetus caerulea evansi Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 50, TL: Chitral, 12000
Polyommatus evansi ; [NEN40]
evansi ; [NEN46, 29]

= Polyommatus florenciae Tytler, 1926?

Polyommatus iphigenides (Staudinger, 1886)

Ghissar, Pamirs-Alai, Darvaz, Tien-Shan, Inner Tien-Shan. See [About maps] Lycaena iphigenides Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 213, TL: Namangan [Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan]
Polyommatus iphigenides ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus iphigenides ; [BRU2: 210, pl. 82, f. 19-21]

Larva on Onobrychis, Hedysarum [BRU2, 211]

P. i. karatavicus (Lukhtanov, 1990)

Karatau Mts. Agrodiaetus iphigenides karatavicus Lukhtanov, 1990
Agrodiaetus iphigenides karatavicus ; [BRU2, 211]

Polyommatus poseidonides (Staudinger, 1886)

Ghissar, Pamirs-Alai. See [About maps] Lycaena poseidonides Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (7-9): 225, TL: [Zaalaisky Mts., Tajikistan; Zeravshansky Mts., Uzbekistan]
Polyommatus poseidonides ; [NEN40]
Agrodiaetus poseidonides ; [BRU2: 212, pl. 82, f. 31-37]

Larva on Hedysarum spp.? [BRU2, 213]

P. p. poseidonides

Zaalaisky Mts. Agrodiaetus poseidonides poseidonides
Agrodiaetus poseidonides poseidonides ; [BRU2, 213]

P. p. rickmersi (Forster, 1956)

Pamirs Agrodiaetus rickmersi Forster, 1956; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 48, TL: Pamir
Agrodiaetus poseidonides rickmersi ; [BRU2, 213]

Polyommatus bellis (Freyer, 1845)

Asia Minor, N.Africa, SEU - Transcaucasia, Iran. See [About maps] Greek Mazarine Blue
Lycaena bellis Freyer, 1845; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 : 26, pl. 398, f. 1-2, TL: Bellis, Turkey
Lycaena helena Staudinger, 1862; Stettin Ent. Ztg 23 (4-6) : 265, TL: Greece

= ; [BRU2, 176]

Lycaena semiargus v. parnassia Staudinger, 1870; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 7 (1870) : 55, TL: Greece, "Parnass"

= ; [BRU2, 176]

Cyaniris semiargus var. balcanica Tutt, [1909]; Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 10 : 272, TL: Rila Mts., Levi Iskar, Bulgaria, 4000ft

= ; [BRU2, 176]

parnassius; [BRU2, 176]
Cyaniris helena, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Cyaniris helena, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]

balcanica ; [NEN46, 17]; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 24 balcanicus ; [BRU2, 176] parnassia ; [NEN46, 50]; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 23

Polyommatus helena ; [NEN40] Cyaniris helena ; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 3] Polyommatus bellis ; [NEN40] bellis ; [NEN46, 18] Cyaniris bellis ; [BRU2: 176, pl. 70, f. 29-31]

Larva on Anthyllis vulneraria [BHR], Trifolium pratense, Melilotus officinalis, Lotus corniculatus [BRU2, 176]

P. b. antiochena (Lederer, 1861)

Caucasus Minor, Armenia (highlands), Talysh Mts. Lycaena antiochena Lederer, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 : 148, pl. 1, f. 2-3, TL: Antiochus?
Cyaniris semiargus mesopotamica Tutt, 1909; Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 10 : 277, TL: "Malatia"

= Cyaniris bellis antiohena (Lederer, 1861); [BRU2, 176]

Cyaniris semiargus persica Tutt, 1909; Nat. Hist. Br. Lepid. 10 : 277, TL: N.Persia, "Shahkuh"

= Cyaniris bellis antiohena (Lederer, 1861); [BRU2, 176]

Cyaniris intermedia Tutt, 1909

= Cyaniris bellis antiohena (Lederer, 1861); [BRU2, 176]

persicus ; [BRU2, 176] mesopotamicus ; [BRU2, 176] mesopotamica ; [NEN46, 44]

persica ; [NEN46, 51] Polyommatus antiochenus ; [NEN40] Cyaniris antiochena ; Cyaniris semiargus antiochena ; Cyaniris bellis antiohena ; [BRU2, 176 (missp.)]