Agriades is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in temperate Asia, Europe, and North America.

Agriades
Arctic blue (Agriades glandon)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Agriades
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms[1]
  • Albulina Tutt, 1909
  • Vacciniina Tutt, 1909
  • Latiorina Tutt, 1909
  • Xinjiangia Huang & Murayama, 1988
  • Himalaya Koçak & Seven, 1998
  • Mestore Koçak & Kemal, 2007

Taxonomy

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As a result of studies of molecular phylogenetics, Agriades has been enlarged to include some of the species that used to be placed in Albulina (see the orbitulus species-group below) and in Vacciniina (see the optilete species-group).[1]

In some earlier classifications, these three genera used to be included in Plebejus.

Species

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Listed alphabetically within groups:[1]

The aquilo species-group:

The ellisi species-group:

The pyrenaica species-group:

The sikkima species-group:

Ungrouped:

The orbitulus species-group:

The optilete species-group:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Agriades Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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