Polyommatus Latreille, 1804
(a genus of blue butterflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Polyommatus bellargus
Adonis Blue
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 27 images 2 ident. refs
Polyommatus coridon
Chalkhill Blue, Chalk Hill Blue
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 4 images 3 ident. refs
Polyommatus coridon x P. bellargus
hybrid chalkhill / Adonis blue butterfly
Species hybrid 1 ident. refs
Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue
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 		Species 20 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPolyommatus (a genus of blue butterflies)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Polyommatus (a genus of blue butterflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polyommatus (a genus of blue butterflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Polyommatus (a genus of blue butterflies)
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