Tribe

Polyommatini (Typical blues)

Icaricia icarioides. Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily Polyommatinae. They were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
        Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
        Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
        Tribe: Polyommatini (Typical blues)
        Subtribe: Polyommatina (5)
        Subtribe: Lycaenopsina (1)
        Subtribe: Everina (1)
        Subtribe: Scolitantidina (2)

Subtaxa

Subtribe: Polyommatina

Subtribe: Lycaenopsina

Subtribe: Everina

Subtribe: Scolitantidina

Where in Humboldt

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