Subfamily

Polyommatinae (Blues)

Icaricia saepiolus. Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Polyommatinae, the blues, are a subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). It was long used to assign taxa of unclear relationships, and its contents are in need of revision. Several genera might not even belong here.

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) (9)

Subtaxa

Tribe: Polyommatini (Typical blues)

Where in Humboldt

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