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  8. Polyommatine Butterflies

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Polyommatine Butterflies

Polyommatini

Includes
47 native 3 introduced 6 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Polyommatina 18 native
  • Scolitantidina 14 native
  • Celastrinina 10 native
  • Brephidiina 2 native
  • Leptotina 2 native
  • Zizulina 1 native
  • Everina
  • Danina
  • Zizeeriina
  • Lampidina
  • Lycaenopsina
  • Jamidina
  • Castaliina
  • Catochrysopsina

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native polyommatine butterflies All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Summer Azure Celastrina neglecta 33,888 observations
  • Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 28,085 observations
  • Marine Blue Leptotes marina 25,522 observations
  • Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus 25,123 observations
  • Echo Azure Celastrina echo 22,348 observations
  • Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola 21,110 observations
  • Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exilis 20,570 observations
  • Acmon Blue Icaricia acmon 19,287 observations
  • Northern Azure Celastrina lucia 14,990 observations
  • Boisduval's Blue Icaricia icarioides 13,768 observations
  • Northern Blue Plebejus idas 10,433 observations
  • Melissa Blue Plebejus melissa 6,979 observations
  • Spring Azure Celastrina ladon 6,307 observations
  • Arctic Blue Agriades glandon 3,955 observations
  • Bernardino Blue Euphilotes bernardino 3,675 observations
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