Genus Plebejus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Internet References

Acmon blue for California in July - Plebejus acmon

Greenish Blue - Plebejus saepiolus - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

Genus Plebejus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

includes (as subgenera) Agriades, Icaricia, Lycaeides, Plebulina, Vacciniina, following the classification of Opler and Warren - and duplicated (with one exception; Icaricia) at All-Leps (see discussion in Taxonomy Forum)

Opler & Warren treat Plebejus podarce as a distinct species, whereas All-Leps treats it as a synonym of Plebejus glandon

Numbers

13 species in North America, 12 of which are listed under Plebejus, and 1 under Icaricia at All-Leps

Internet References

pinned adult images of 12 species plus links to species accounts and US distribution maps (nearctica.com)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 11 January, 2005 - 2:08am
Last updated 25 February, 2007 - 12:57am

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