Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Papilionoidea Lycaenidae Polyommatinae

• Agriades podarce (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) California, Nevada, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Lycaena podarce C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 282, pl. 35, f. 22-23; TL: Calidornia

  • Agriades podarce, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Agriades podarce podarce, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Plebejus podarce, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Agriades franklinii podarce; [NACL], #4384e
  • Cupido podarce; [NHM card]
  • Plebejus podarce; [Opler]
  • Plebejus (Agriades) podarce; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • Agriades podarce; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 44; [BOW]: pl. 19, f. 8; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
  • A. p. podarce California

    • Lycaena tehama Reakirt, 1866; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 18 (3): 246; TL: California
      • = Cupido cilla ; [NHM card]
      • = Plebejus podarce podarce ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
    • Lycaena nestos Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12: 50; TL: California
      • = Plebejus podarce podarce ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270

    • Cupido nestos; [NHM card]
    • Plebejus (Agriades) podarce podarce; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • A. p. cilla (Behr, 1867) California

    • Lycaena cilla Behr, 1867; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3 (4): 281; TL: California

    • Agriades podarce cilla, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Cupido cilla; [NHM card]
    • Plebejus (Agriades) podarce cilla; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • A. p. klamathensis Emmel & Emmel, 1998 California

    • Agriades podarce klamathensis Emmel & Emmel, 1998; Syst. W. N. Am. Butts. (20): 291; TL: California, Humboldt Co., Waterdog Lake, North Trinity Mountain

    • Agriades podarce klamathensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Plebejus (Agriades) podarce klamathensis; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
• Agriades glandon (de Prunner, 1798) -. See [maps] Glandon Blue Poco Brillo

  • Papilio glandon de Prunner, 1798; Lepid. Pedemont.: 76; TL: Western Alps (Col du Glandon?)
  • Polyommatus orbitulus ab. aquilonia Wheeler, 1903; Butts. Switzerland: 37
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Lycaena f. transparens Courvoisier, 1903; Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 11: 23
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Polyommatus orbitulus ab. unipuncta Tutt, 1908; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 20: 274
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Polyommatus orbitulus ab. obsoleta Tutt, 1908; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 20: 274
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Polyommatus orbitulus ab. albipuncta Tutt, 1908; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 20: 274
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Polyommatus orbitulus ab. sinepuncta Tutt, 1908; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 20: 274
  • striata (Reverdin, 1909) (Lycaena); Bull. Soc. Lépid. Genève 1: 371, pl. 10, f. 2-3
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Agriades glandon, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. glandon, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Plebejus glandon, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Agriades glandon, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Agriades glandon, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Plebejus glandon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Plebeius glandon, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Agriades glandon, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]

  • Plebejus glandon; [Opler]; [Otakar Kudrna]
  • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269; [FE]
  • Agriades (group aquilo) glandon; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades (Agriades) glandon; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; [RFEL]
  • Agriades glandon; [BARU, #388]; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 1 (text only); [H&R], 286; [NHM card]; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 76; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

  Larva on Androsace , Soldanella [H&R], Saxifraga bronchialis, S. spinulosa, S. oppositifolia, Androsace bungeana, A. septentrionalis, Astragalus alpinus, Diapensia , Vaccinium [BARU]

  • A. g. glandon ?Pyrenees, Alps

    • Papilio orbitulus Esper, 1800; Die Schmett., Suppl. Th 1 (8-9): 101, pl. 112, f. 4 (preocc. Papilio obritulus Prunner, 1798 ?)
      • = Plebejus glandon ; [FE]

    • Lycaena orbitulus; [NHM card]
    • Agriades glandon glandon; [H&R], 286
  • A. g. aquilo (Boisduval, 1832) Arctic Europe, ?Arctic Canada Tundrasinisiipi Fjällblåvinge Arctic Blue

    • Argus aquilo Boisduval, 1832; Icon. hist. Lépid. Europe 1 (7-8): 62, (5-6) pl. 12, f. 7-8; TL: North Cape

    • Agriades aquilo, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
    • Plebejus aquilo, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
    • Agriades aquilo, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

    • Agriades (group aquilo) aquilo; [NEN40], 16
    • Agriades aquilo; [BOW], (text only); [H&R], 287; [BRU2]: 184, pl. 74, f. 40-45
    • Agriades glandon aquilo; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
    • Plebejus aquilo; [NHM card]; [Otakar Kudrna]
    • Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo; [FE]

    Larva on Astragalus [SPRK], (N.Europe) Astragalus alpinus, (Yakutia, for wosnesenskii?) Saxifraga bronchialis, S. spinulosa [BRU2], 184

  • A. g. franklinii (Curtis, 1835) Alaska High Mountain Blue

    • Polyommatus franklinii Curtis, 1835; in Ross, Nar. 2nd Voy. N.W. Passage: lxix, pl. A, f. 8-9
      • = Plebejus aquilo ; [NHM card]
    • Lycaena aquilo var. suttoni Holland, 1931; The Butterfly Book (1931 edn): 269; TL: Southhampton Island, Hudson Bay
      • = Plebejus glandon franklinii ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269

    • Agriades glandon franklinii, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Plebejus aquilo suttoni; [NHM card]
    • Agriades franklinii; [NACL], #4384; [NACL], #4384
    • Agriades (group aquilo) franklinii; [NEN40], 17
    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon franklinii; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269

    Misidentified/misapplied:

    • ?Agriades aquilo; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 44

    Larva on Dodecatheon ?, Androsace ?, Diapensia lapponica?, Vaccinium ? [NAB]

  • A. g. wosnesenskii (Ménétriés, 1855) Srednesibirskoe, NE.Siberia (mountains), Kamchatka

    • Lycaena wosnesenskii Ménétriés, 1855; Cat. lep. Petersb. 2: 95, 1 pl. 4, f. 6
    • Agriades glandon shishigini Churkin & Lalanne-Cassou, 2006; ; TL: Yakutia (Sakha), Tchkalov village
      • = Agriades glandon wosnesenskii ; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

    • Cupido wosnesenskii; [NHM card]
    • Agriades glandon wosnesenskyi[sic, recte wosnesenskii?]; [BARU, (note)]
    • Agriades (group aquilo) wosnesenskyi[sic, recte wosnesenskii]; [NEN40], 17
    • Agriades aquilo wosnesenskii; [BRU2], 184
    • Agriades glandon wosnesenskii; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87; [RFEL]
  • A. g. rustica (Edwards, 1865) Colorado

    • Lycaena rustica Edwards, 1865; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 4: 203; TL: Pikes Peak

    • Agriades glandon rustica, Butterflies of America [BOA]
    • Plebejus glandon rusticus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

    • Lycaena rustica; [NHM card]
    • Agriades rustica; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 44; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 8 (text only)
    • Agriades (group aquilo) rusticus; [NEN40], 17
    • Agriades franklinii rusticus; [NACL], #4384d
    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon rusticus; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • A. g. aquilina (Staudinger, 1901) Polar Tundra of Siberia

    • Lycaena orbitulus aquilina Staudinger, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 81; TL: Norway

    • aquilina; [NEN46], 13
    • Agriades glandon aquilina; [NHM card]
    • Agriades aquilo aquilina;
    • Agriades aquilo aquilinus; [BRU2], 184
  • A. g. megalo (McDunnough, 1927) British Columbia

    • Plebeius aquilo megalo McDunnough, 1927; Can. ent. 59: 161; TL: Mt McLean, Lillooet, B. C.

    • Agriades glandon megalo, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Agriades franklinii megalo; [NACL], #4384c
    • Plebejus aquilo megalo; [NHM card]
    • Agriades megalo;
    • Plebejus (Agriades) gladon megalo; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • A. g. bryanti (Leussler, 1935) Alaska, Northwest Territories

    • Plebejus aquilo bryanti Leussler, 1935; Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc. 30: 58; TL: Black Mountain, 500ft
    • Plebeius aquilo tr. f. kohlsaati Gunder, 1932; Pan-Pacific Ent. 8 (3): 127; TL: Mt McKinley National Park, Alaska
      • = Plebejus glandon bryanti ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269

    • Agriades glandon bryanti, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Plebejus aquilo kohlsaati; [NHM card]
    • Agriades franklinii bryanti; [NACL], #4384b
    • Plebejus aquilo bryanti; [NHM card]
    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon bryanti; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269
  • A. g. lacustris (Freeman, 1939) Manitoba

    • Plebeius aquilo var. lacustris Freeman, 1939; Can. Ent. 71: 180 (preocc. Lycaeides idas lacustris Beuret, 1938); TL: Norway House, Manitoba
      • = Plebejus glandon manitoba ; Lamas, 2008, Zootaxa 1848: 49
    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon manitoba Lamas, 2008; Zootaxa 1848: 49 (repl. Plebeius aquilo var. lacustris Freeman, 1939)

    • Agriades glandon lacustris, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Agriades franklinii lacustris; [NACL], #4384a
    • Plebejus aquilo lacustris; [NHM card]
    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon lacustris; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269
  • A. g. centrohelvetica Rezbanyai-Reser, 1981 Switzerland

    • Agriades glandon centrohelvetica Rezbanyai-Reser, 1981; Ent. Ber. Luzern 6: 99; TL: Engelberg, Trübsee
  • A. g. punctatus Austin, 1998 Arizona

    • Agriades rusticus punctatus Austin, 1998; Syst. W. N. Am. Butts. (45): 561; TL: Arizona, Apache Co., White Mtns, below Greens Peak, Forest Rd 117

    • Agriades glandon punctatus, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon punctatus; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • A. g. cassiope Emmel & Emmel, 1998 California

    • Agriades cassiope Emmel & Emmel, 1998; Syst. W. N. Am. Butts. (20): 287; TL: California, El Dorado Co., Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe region

    • Agriades glandon cassiope, Butterflies of America [BOA]
    • Plebejus cassiope, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

    • Agriades cassiope; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
    • Plebejus cassiope; [Opler]
    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon cassiope; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • A. g. kelsoni Emmel & Emmel, 1998 California

    • Agriades cassiope kelsoni Emmel & Emmel, 1998; Syst. W. N. Am. Butts. (20): 289; TL: California, Siskiyou Co., Trinity Alps, SE above Caribou Lake, 7000-7100'

    • Agriades glandon kelsoni, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Plebejus (Agriades) glandon kelsoni; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 270
  • A. g. ustjuzhanini Yakivlev & Churkin, 2003 Mongolia

    • Agriades glandon ustjuzhanini Yakivlev & Churkin, 2003; ; TL: Mongolia, Gobi-Altai aimak, Gobi-Altai mts, 30km S of Biger, 2700-3000m

    • Agriades glandon ustjuzhanini; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 76
  • A. g. saluki Churkin, 2005

    • Agriades glandon saluki Churkin, 2005; ; TL: Northern Siberia, Putorana plateau, Talnakh village, 400m
  • A. g. brutus Churkin, 2005 E.Sayan

    • Agriades glandon brutus Churkin, 2005; ; TL: Siberia, Tunkinskie Goltzy mts (Eeastern Sayan), Mondy village
  • A. g. rubini Churkin, 2005 E.Kazakhstan

    • Agriades glandon rubini Churkin, 2005; Helios 6: 20, pl. 3-4, f. 25-28; TL: Eastern Kazakhstan, Saur mts, Kizilkiya vicinity, 2000m
  • A. g. batchimeg Churkin, 2005 Mongolia

    • Agriades glandon batchimeg Churkin, 2005; ; TL: Mongolia, Gobi-Altaisky aima, Mongolian Alta mts, Alag-Khairkhan mts, 2650-2900m

    • Agriades glandon batchimeg; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 76
  • A. g. labrador Schmidt, Scott & Kondla, 2006 Labrador, Newfoundland

    • Agriades glandon labrador Schmidt, Scott & Kondla, 2006; Papilio (N.S.) 12: 269; TL: Smokey Mtn, Labrador City, Labrador, Canada

    • Agriades glandon labrador, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Plebjus (Agriades) glandon labrador; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269
• Agriades diodorus (Bremer, 1861) Mongolia, N.China, .... See [maps]

  • Lycaena diodorus Bremer, 1861; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 3: 471; TL: [Lake Baikal, Russia]

  • Cupido diodorus; [NHM card]
  • Agriades glandon diodorus; [BARU, (note)]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
  • Agriades diodorus; [BRU2]: 184, pl. 74, f. 46-48

  533x400 (~34Kb) upperside female A meadow steppe, at granite rocks crowning a ridge, where the larval foodplant Saxifraga spinulosa Adam grows, on a moderate elevation Adon-Chelon at the moountain Tsagan-Obo, 10 km NNW of the village Tasyrkhoi, SE Chita Province (Dahuria), Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 21st June 1995, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  379x300 (~21Kb) underside female A meadow steppe, at granite rocks crowning a ridge, where the larval foodplant Saxifraga spinulosa Adam grows, on a moderate elevation Adon-Chelon at the moountain Tsagan-Obo, 10 km NNW of the village Tasyrkhoi, SE Chita Province (Dahuria), Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 21st June 1995, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • A. d. diodorus Transbaikalia

    • Agriades diodorus diodorus; [BRU2], 185

    Larva on Saxifraga stelleriana [BRU2], 185

  • A. d. orbitulinus (Staudinger, 1892) Altai, Sayan

    • Lycaena orbitulus var. orbitulinus Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2): 318; TL: Kentei
      • = Agriades glandon diodorus ; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

    • Agriades glandon orbitulinus; [NHM card]
    • Agriades diodorus orbitulinus; [BRU2], 185

    Larva on Saxifraga sp. [BRU2], 185

• Agriades ellisi (Marshall, 1882) C.Himalayas. See [maps]

  • Polyommatus ellisi Marshall, 1882; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 51 Pt.II (2-3): 41, pl. 4, f. 4

  • Polyommatus ellisi; [NHM card]
  • Agriades (group ellisi) ellisi; [NEN40], 17
• Agriades errans (Riley, 1927) C.Himalayas. See [maps]

  • Lycaena dis errans Riley, 1927; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 75: 128; TL: Tibet, Phari, 14000

  • Lycaena dis errans; [NHM card]
  • errans; [NEN46], 29
  • Agriades (group ellisi) errans; [NEN40], 17
• Agriades janigena (Riley, 1923) Tibet. See [maps]

  • Lycaena janigena Riley, 1923; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 475, pl. 36, f. 4-5; TL: Tibet, Nyenyam, 13000ft

  • Lycaena janigena; [NHM card]
  • janigena; [NEN46], 38
  • Agriades (group ellisi) janigena; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades janigena; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73 (note); Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
• Agriades jaloka (Moore, [1875]) NW.Himalayas, Baltistan - Kashmir. See [maps]

  • Polyommatus jaloka Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 573, pl. 66, f. 3; TL: Kashmir
  • obsoleta (Nordström, 1935) (Lycaena); Ark. Zool. 27A (7): 313
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Lycaena orbitulus jaloka; [NHM card]
  • jaloka; [NEN46], 38
  • Agriades (group ellisi) jaloka; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades jaloka; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
  • A. j. marlene Hemming, 1934

    • Agriades glandon marlene Hemming, 1934; Stylops 3 (9): 193 (repl. Lycaena obritulus astorica Tytler, 1926)
    • Lycaena orbitulus astorica Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3): 585, pl. 1, f. 8 (preocc. Lycaena astorica Evans, 1925); TL: Rupal N., Astor, 12000
      • = Agriades glandon marlene ; [NHM card]

    • astorica; [NEN46], 16
    • Agriades glandon marlene; [NHM card]
• Agriades kurtjohnsoni Bálint, 1997 C.Himalayas. See [maps]

  • Agriades (group ellisi) kurtjohnsoni Bálint, 1997; Neue Ent. Nachr. 40: 47, 17; TL: Nepal, Jargeng Khola, 14.000ft

  • kurtjohnsoni; [NEN46], 40
  • Agriades kurtjohnsoni; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
• Agriades morsheadi (Evans, 1923) Tibet. See [maps]

  • Lycaena morsheadi Evans, 1923; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922: 478; TL: Tibet, Tazeng, 15500ft

  • Lycaena morsheadi; [NHM card]
  • morsheadi; [NEN46], 45
  • Agriades (group ellisi) morsheadi; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades morsheadi; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

• Agriades aegagrus (Christoph, 1873) N.Iran. See [maps]

  • Lycaena aegagrus Christoph, 1873; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 10 (1): 24, f. 3-4

  • Lycaena aegagrus; [NHM card]
  • Agriades (group pyrenaicus) aegagrus; [NEN40], 17
• Agriades forsteri Sakai, 1978 C.Asia (mountains). See [maps]

  • Agriades pheretiades forsteri Sakai, 1978; Atalanta 9 (1): 111, f. 1-4; TL: Afghanistan, Paghman Mts., 3300-3800m

  • forsteri; [NEN46], 32
  • Agriades pheretiades forsteri; [NHM card]
  • Agriades (group pyrenaicus) forsteri; [NEN40], 17
• Agriades pheretiades (Eversmann, 1843) Hindu Kush, Pamirs, Saur, Tarbagatai. See [maps]

  • Lycaena pheretiades Eversmann, 1843; Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 16 (3): 536, pl. 7, f. 3,a-b; TL: Noor-Saisan [Tarbagatai Mts., E. Kazakhstan]
  • Lycaena pheretiades var. dschagataicus Bang-Haas, 1915; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 29 (2/3): 100
    • = ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 74
  • Lycaena pheretiades philebus Fruhstorfer, 1915; Soc. ent. 30 (13): 73 (Kashgar, Xingjian)
    • = ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 74

  • Agriades pheretiades, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Agriades pheretiades dschagataicus; [NHM card]
  • Agriades pheretiades philebus; [NHM card]
  • Agriades pheretiades; [NHM card]
  • Agriades (group pyrenaicus) pheretiades; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades (Agriades) pheretiades; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • Agriades pheretiades; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 74; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

  600x800 (~75Kb) underside male An alpine meadow on the right bank terrace of the fourth tributary of the Sargir River (the Usek River basin), altitude 3200 m, 47 km NEN of Zharkent, 21 km NEN of village Sarybel', the mountain massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan Province, SE Kazakhstan. 27th of July 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  458x450 (~50Kb) underside male An alpine meadow on the right bank terrace of the fourth tributary of the Sargir River (the Usek River basin), altitude 3200 m, 47 km NEN of Zharkent, 21 km NEN of village Sarybel', the mountain massif Tyshkantau, the Southern Dzhungarian Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Zharkent District, Taldy-Kurgan Province, SE Kazakhstan. 27th of July 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Larva on (Tian-Shan) Androsace lehmanniana [BRU2], 185

  • A. p. pheretiades Saur, Tarbagatai, Dzhungarsky Alatau

    • Agriades pheretiades pheretiades; [BRU2], 185; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. p. pheres (Staudinger, 1886) Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai, W.Tian-Shan, N.Tian-Shan

    • Lycaena pheretiades pheres Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 209 (preocc. Lycaena pheres Boisduval, 1852); TL: Namangan, Uzbekistan
    • Lycaena pheretiades var. pheretulus Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 209; TL: "Osh" and "Alai"
    • Lycaena pherecydes Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 391 (repl. pheres Staudinger, 1886)
      • = Agriades pheretiades ; [NHM card]
    • Lycaena pheretiades phereclus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 391; TL: "Yagatschart, N-O de Taldyk"
      • = Agriades pheretiades ; [NHM card]

    • Lycaena pheretiades var. pheretulus; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 390, pl. 8, f. 5
    • Lycaena pheretiades pheretulus; [NHM card]
    • pheretulus; [NEN46], 52
    • Agriades pheretiades pheretulus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
    • pheres; [NEN46], 51
    • Agriades pheretiades pheres; [NHM card]; [BRU2], 185; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. p. tekessanus (Alphéraky, 1897) Inner Tian-Shan

    • Lycaena pheretiades var. tekessana Alphéraky, 1897; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 9: 234; TL: "fleuve Tékesse, dans le Thian-Chan"

    • Agriades pheretiades tekessanus; [BRU2], 185
    • Agriades pheretiades tekessana; [NHM card]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. p. micra (Avinoff, 1910) E.Pamirs

    • Lycaena pheretiades var. micra Avinoff, 1910; Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 244, pl. 14, f. 19

    • Agriades pheretiades micrus; [BRU2], 185
    • Agriades pheretiades micra; [NHM card]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. p. andarabi (Forster, 1937) W.Pamirs

    • Lycaena andarabi Forster, 1937; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 27 (2): 61

    • Agriades pheretiades andarabi; Sakai, 1978, Atalanta 9 (1): 112; [NHM card]; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 404; [BRU2], 185
  • A. p. walli (Evans, 1912) Kashmir

    • Lycaena orbitulus walli Evans, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 558, (3):983; TL: Chitral, Kashmir

    • walli; [NEN46], 63
    • Lycaena orbitulus walli; [NHM card]
    • Agriades pheretiades walli; Bálint, 1992, Linn. Belg. 13 (8): 405
  • ?A. p. multipletus (Tschikolovetz, ?)
  • A. p. pseudomicrus (Tshikolovets, 1997) N.Pamirs

    • Polyommatus pheretiades (pheretiades) pseudomicrus Tshikolovets, 1997; The Butterflies of Pamir: 156, pl. 34-35, f. 21-25

    • Agriades pheretiades pseudomicrus; [BRU2], 185; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. p. lara Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001 Kirghistan

    • Agriades pheretiades lara Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001; Tethys Ent. Res. 3: 152; TL: Kyrghyzstan, West Tien-Shan, Chatkal Mts, Chapchama Pass

    • Agriades pheretiades lara; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. p. sveta Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001 N.Tien-Shan

    • Agriades pheretiades sveta Churkin & Zhdanko, 2001; Tethys Ent. Res. 3: 152; TL: N.Tien-Shan, Zailyisky Alatau, Kaskelen R., 3300-3500m

    • Agriades pheretiades sveta; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. p. ishkashimensis Charmeux & Desse, 2011 Tadjikistan

    • Agriades pheretiades ishkashimensis Charmeux & Desse, 2011; Bull. Lép. Parisiens 20 (48): (7-13)
• Agriades pyrenaica (Boisduval, 1840) -. See [maps] Gavarnie Blue Niña Gris

  • Lycaena orbitulus pyrenaica Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 11; TL: Pyrenees

  • Plebejus pyrenaicus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  • pyrenaica; [NEN46], 54
  • Plebejus pyrenaicus; [Otakar Kudrna]
  • Plebejus (Agriades) pyrenaica; [FE]
  • Agriades pyrenaica; [NHM card]
  • Agriades (group pyrenaicus) pyrenaicus; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades (Agriades) pyrenaicus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
  • Agriades pyrenaicus; [H&R], 290; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 1; [BRU2], 185; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

  Larva on Androsace villosa [H&R]

  • A. p. pyrenaica C.Pyrenees
  • A. p. asturiensis (Oberthür, 1910) Picos de Europa (Cantabrian Mts., Asturias, León)

    • Lycaena pyrenaica asturiensis Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 293; TL: Asturies, Picos de Europa, 2000m
      • = Plebejus pyrenaica ; [FE]

    • asturiensis; [NEN46], 16
    • Agriades pyrenaicus asturiensis; [H&R], 290
    • Agriades pyrenaica asturiensis; [NHM card]
  • A. p. ergane (Higgins, 1981) S.Europe

    • Agriades ergane Higgins, 1981; Ent. Gaz. 32: 231

    • Agriades (group pyrenaicus) ergane; [NEN40]
    • Agriades pyrenaicus ergane; [BRU2], 185; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
• Agriades dardanus (Freyer, 1845) Balkans, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Armenia. See [maps]

  • Lycaena dardanus Freyer, 1845; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5: 59; TL: Turkey
  • Lycaena orbitulus var. araraticus Gerhard, 1851; Versuch Mon. europ. Schmett. (5): 11, pl. 18, f. 3a-c
  • latedisjunctus (Alberti, 1973) (Lycaena); Ent. Zs. 83: 221
  • Agriades pyrenaicus hesselbarthi Nekrutenko, 1974; J. Lep. Soc. 28 (3): 281; TL: Turkey, Anatolia
  • Agriades pyrenaicus erzurumensis Eckweiler & Hesselbarth, 1978; NachrBl. Bayer. Ent. 27 (4): 65; TL: Turkey, Erzurum

  • Agriades dardanus, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Lycaena orbitulus araraticus; [NHM card]
  • Agriades pyrenaica hesselbarthi; [NHM card]
  • Agriades pyrenaica erzurumensis; [NHM card]
  • Agriades (group pyrenaicus) latedisjunctus; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades pyrenaicus latedisjunctus; Nekrutenko, 1974, J. Lep. Soc. 28 (3): 283; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • Agriades pyrenaica latedisjuncta; [NHM card]
  • dardanus; [NEN46], 25
  • Lycaena orbitulus dardanus; [NHM card]
  • Agriades (group pyrenaicus) dardanus; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades glandon dardanus; [H&R], 287
  • Agriades pyrenaicus dardanus; [BRU2], 185
  • Plebejus dardanus; [Otakar Kudrna]
  • Plebejus (Agriades) dardanus; [FE]
• Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933 S.Spain (Sierra Nevada). See [maps]

  • Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933; Entomologist 66: 277 (repl. Lycaena nevandensis Züllich, 1929); TL: Sierra Nevada
  • Lycaena nevadensis Züllich, 1928; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 13: 73 (preocc.)
    • = ; [NHM card]
    • = ?Plebejus glandon ; [FE, [ ?? ]]

  • Agriades zullichi, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Agriades zuellichi[sic, recte zullichi]; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades glandon zullichi; [H&R], 287
  • Agriades zullichi; [NHM card]
  • Plebejus (Agriades) zullichi; [FE]
  • Plejebus zuellichi[sic]; [Otakar Kudrna]

• Agriades dis (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891) C.Asia (mountains), C.Himalayas. See [maps]

  • Lycaena dis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4): 453; TL: Amdo

  • dis; [NEN46], 26
  • Lycaena dis; [NHM card]
  • Polyommatus (Agriades) dis; Forster, 1940, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 30: 882
  • Agriades (group sikkima) dis; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades dis; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
• Agriades luana (Evans, 1915) E.Tibet. See [maps]

  • Lycaena luana Evans, 1915; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23 (3): 544; TL: S.E. Tibet, Lu, 15000ft

  • Lycaena luana; [NHM card]
  • luana; [NEN46], 43
  • Agriades (group sikkima) luanus; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades luana; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
• Agriades sikkima (Harcourt-Bath, 1900) C.Himalayas. See [maps]

  • Lycaena pheretes sikkima Harcourt-Bath, 1900; Entomologist 33: 199; TL: Near Darjeeling

  • sikkima; [NEN46], 59
  • Albulina sikkima;
  • Albulina orbitula sikkima; [MRS], 686
  • Agriades (group sikkima) sikkima; [NEN40], 17
  • Agriades sikkima; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

• Agriades walterfoster (Koçak, 1996) Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Polyommatus[?] (Agriades) walterfoster Koçak, 1996
• Agriades kumukuleensis (Huang & Murayama, 1988)

  • Xinjiangia kumukuleensis Huang & Murayama, 1988; Nature & Insects 23 (12): 28; TL: Altun Mts. (E Kunlun)

  • Xinjiangia kumukuleensis; Yoshino, 2003, Futao (43): 7
  • Agriades kumukuleensis; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

• Agriades amphirroe (Oberthür, 1910) Tibet. See [maps]

  • Lycaena amphirroe Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 298, 669, pl. 41, f. 300; TL: Chasseurs Thibétains de Ta-tsien-Lou

  • amphirrhoe[sic, recte amphirroe]; [NEN46], 11
  • Albulina (group orbitulus) amphirroae[sic, recte amphirroe]; [NEN40], 18
  • Albulina amphirrhoe[sic, recte amphirroe]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • Agriades amphirrhoe[sic, recte amphirroe]; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
  • Agriades amphiroe[sic, recte amphirroe]; [NHM card]
• Agriades arcaseia (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Sikkim, Tibet. See [maps]

  • Lycaena pheretes arcaseia Fruhstorfer, 1916; Ent. Rundschau 33 (4): 18; TL: Kambajong, Tibet

  • Albulina orbitulus arcaseia; [NHM card]
  • Albulina (group orbitulus) arcaseia; [NEN40], 18
  • Albulina arcaseia; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • Agriades arcaseia; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
• Agriades asiatica (Elwes, 1882) C.Asia (mountains), Himalayas. See [maps]

  • Lycaena pheretes asiatica Elwes, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (4): 402; TL: Chumbi, high alpine Sikkim

  • Lycaena asiatica; Harcourt-Bath, 1900, Entomologist 33: 199
  • Albulina (group orbitulus) asiatica; [NEN40], 18
  • asiatica; [NEN46], 15
  • Albulina lehana asiatica; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • Polyommatus lehanus asiatica;
  • Albulina asiatica; [NHM card]
  • Agriades asiatica; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
• Agriades lehanus (Moore, 1878) Himalayas, Kahsmir, Tibet. See [maps]

  • Polyommatus lehanus Moore, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (3): 230; TL: Ladak, Leh (11538ft)

  • Lycaena pheretes var. lehanus; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 389, pl. 10, f. 4a-b
  • lehanus; [NEN46], 41
  • Polyommatus lehanus; [NHM card]
  • Albulina (group orbitulus) lehana; [NEN40], 18
  • Albulina lehana; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73 (note); [BRU2]: 183, pl. 75, f. 13-15; Yoshino, 2003, Futao (43): 7 (note)
  • Agriades (Albulina) lehana; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • Agriades lehanus; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187
  • A. l. armathea (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Chotan, Schahidulla

    • Lycaena pheretes armathea Fruhstorfer, 1916; Ent. Rundschau 33 (4): 18; TL: Chotan meridionalis

    • Albulina orbitulus armathea; [NHM card]
    • Albulina armathea; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73 (note)
    • Polyommatus lehanus armatheus; Tshikolovets, 2017, Zootaxa 4358 (1): 116
• Agriades pharis (Fawcett, 1903) NW.Himalayas - Sikkim. See [maps]

  • Lycaena pheretes pharis Fawcett, 1904; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 2 (1): 138, pl. 9, f. 5; TL: Khamba Jong, 15000ft, Thibet

  • Albulina lehanus pharis;
  • pharis; [NEN46], 51
  • Albulina pharis; [NHM card]; Yoshino, 2003, Futao (43): 7 (note)
• Agriades shahidulla (Yoshino, 2003) SW.Xinjian

  • Albulina shahidulla Yoshino, 2003; Futao (43): 7, f. 9, 13, 35; TL: W Kunlun Mts., near Shahidulla 4500m, SW Xinjian, China
• ?Agriades artenita (Fruhstorfer, 1916) Yarkend, Mus-tag-ata, Beik Hindukush

  • Lycaena pheretes artenita Fruhstorfer, 1916; Ent. Rundschau 33 (4): 18; TL: Yarkend, Mus-tag-ata

  • Albulina orbitulus artenita; [NHM card]
  • Albulina artenita; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73 (note)
• Agriades orbitulus (de Prunner, 1798) Alps, S.Norway, S.Siberia (mountains), Mongolia, C.China, N.Ural (Burmantovo), S.Ural, . See [maps] Alppisinisiipi Alpine Argus Fjällvickerblåvinge

  • Papilio orbitulus de Prunner, 1798; Lepid. Pedemont.: 75; TL: Italian Alps, Piemont
  • Papilio meleager Hübner, [1800-1803]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: 47, pl. 103, f. 522-525
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Lycaena pheretes ab. caerulea Courvoisier, 1897; Soc. ent. 12 (4): 26
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Polyommatus pheretes ab. ♀ caeruleopunctata Wheeler, 1903; Butts. Switzerland: 39
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • caeca Muschamp, 1909²; Bull. Soc. Lépid. Genevé 1: 264
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Agriades orbitulus, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. orbitulus, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Plebejus orbitulus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Plebeius orbitulus, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Albulina orbitulus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
  • Plebejus orbitulus, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]

  • Albulina orbitula; [MRS], 686; [BRU2]: 183, pl. 75, f. 1-7
  • Albulina (group obritulus) orbitulus; [NEN40], 18
  • Albulina orbitulus; [BARU, #389]; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 9, f. 6-7; [NHM card]; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 77
  • Plebejus orbitulus; [Otakar Kudrna]
  • Agriades (Albulina) orbitulus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88; [RFEL]
  • Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus; [FE]
  • Agriades orbitulus; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

  668x945 (~156Kb) upperside male SE. Jä. Åre, Storulvan, RN 132/701, 5 June 2003, Photo © Sami Haapala	600x848 (~120Kb) upperside female SE. Jä. Åre, Storulvan, RN 132/701, 5 June 2003, Photo © Sami Haapala	700x1001 (~117Kb) underside male SE. Jä. Åre, Storulvan, RN 132/701, 5 June 2003, Photo © Sami Haapala
  1300x962 (~143Kb) underside female China, Qinghai prov., Caka nuo vill (3500m), 19.7.2010, Photo © A. Timchenko leg.	1300x1199 (~261Kb) underside male China, Qinghai prov., Caka nuo vill (3500m), 19.7.2010, Photo © A. Timchenko leg.

  Larva on Astragalus alpinus, A. frigidus [H&R]

  • A. o. orbitulus Alps, S.Norway, Urals

    • Papilio atys Hübner, [1803-1804]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: pl. 97, f. 495-496, pl. 107, f. 548-549 (preocc. Papilio atys Cramer, [1779])
    • Papilio pheretes Hoffmannsegg, 1804; Mag. f. Insektenk. 3: 187 (repl. Papilio atys Hübner, [1803-1804])
      • = Albulina orbitulus orbitulus ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
      • = Plebejus orbitulus ; [FE]
    • Lycaena pheretes ab. maloyensis Rühl, 1893; Soc. Ent. 7 (23): 181
      • = Albulina orbitulus orbitulus ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 74 (aberration)
    • Papilio pheretes Hübner, [1805-1806]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: 45
      • = Albulina orbitulus ; [NHM card]

    • Cupido atys; [NHM card]
    • Albulina maloyensis; [NHM card]
    • Albulina orbitula pheretes; [MRS], 686
    • Albulina orbitulus orbitulus; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
    • Albulina orbitula orbitula; [BRU2], 183
    • Agriades orbitulus pheretes; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88
  • A. o. luxurians (Forster, 1940) NW.Yunnan

    • Polyommatus (Albulina) orbitulus var. luxurians Forster, 1940; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 30: 880; TL: N.Yunnan, Likiang

    • Albulina orbitulus luxurians; [NHM card]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • A. o. lobbichleri (Forster, 1961) C.Nepal

    • Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri Forster, 1961; Veröff. zool. StSamml. Münch. 6: 148

    • Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri; [NHM card]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 72
  • A. o. tatsienluica (Oberthür, 1910) Tibet

    • Lycaena pheretes tatsienluica Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 298, pl. 41, f. 300; TL: Yunnan and Tibet

    • Albulina (group obritulus) tatsienluica; [NEN40], 18
    • tatsienluica; [NEN46], 60
    • Albulina orbitulus tatsienluica; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • A. o. major (Evans, 1915) SE.Tibet

    • Lycaena pheretes major Evans, 1915; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23 (3): 544; TL: Tibet, Nyuksang, 9500ft

    • major; [NEN46], 43
    • Albulina major; [NHM card]
    • Albulina orbitulus major; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • A. o. pheretimus (Staudinger, 1892) NW.China (Kentei Mts), Transbaikalia, Amur, NE.China

    • Lycaena pheretes var. pheretimus Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2): 317; TL: Kentei

    • Albulina pheretinus[sic, recte pheretimus]; [NHM card]
    • Albulina orbitulus pheretimus; [NHM card]; [Oleg Kosterin]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
    • Albulina orbitula pheretima; [BRU2], 183
    • Agriades orbitulus pheretimus; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88; [RFEL]

    528x744 (~75Kb) underside male An open pine forest on the hill just north of the Chita Sity, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 28th June 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • A. o. sajana (Rühl, 1895) Sayan, Altai, Saur, Tarbagatai

    • orbitulus sajana (Rühl, 1895) (Lycaena); in Heyne, Palaearkt. Grossschmett. 1 : 757

    • Albulina orbitulus sajana; [BARU, (note)]
    • Albulina (group obritulus) sajana; [NEN40], 18
    • Albulina orbitulus sajana; [NHM card]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
    • Albulina orbitula sajana; [BRU2], 183
    • Albulina orbitulus sajana; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 77
    • Agriades orbitulus sajana; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 88

    533x400 (~46Kb) underside male A montane tundra in a cirque in the sources of the Argem (Direntai) River, 2500 m above sea level, the eastern spurs of the Katunskiy mountain range, Kosh-Agach District, Central Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 19th July, 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	1350x1212 (~255Kb) upperside male An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West SIberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	918x1224 (~222Kb) underside male An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West SIberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
    581x717 (~120Kb) underside male An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West SIberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	527x698 (~106Kb) underside male An alpine meadow patch neighbouring with the most elevated larch wood outposts in the Kamdyt valley, a Tekelyu River right tributary which in turn is an Akkem River right tributary, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West SIberia, Russia. 3rd July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • A. o. tyrone (Forster, 1940) Gansu

    • Polyommatus (Albulina) orbitulus tyrone Forster, 1940; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 30: 881; TL: Kansu

    • Albulina orbitulus tyrone; [NHM card]; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • A. o. shanxiensis Murayama, 1983 N.China (Shanxi)

    • Albulina orbitulus shanxiensis Murayama, 1983; Entomotaxonomia 5: (281-288)

    • Albulina orbitulus shanxiensis; [BARU, (note)]
    • Albulina orbitula shanxiensis; [MRS], 686; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73

    Larva on Allium sp., ([really?]) [MRS]

  • A. o. tibetana (D'Abrera, 1993) SC.Tibet

    • Albulina tibetana D'Abrera, 1993; Butterflies of the Holarctic Region III: 497 (preocc. Polyommatus (Lycaeides) tibetanus Forster, 1940); TL: Tibet, Sakitung, 12000ft
    • Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus chaos Lamas, 2008; Zootaxa 1848: 50 (repl. Albulina tibetana D'Abrera, 1993); TL: Tibet, Sakitung, 12000ft

    • Albulina (group obritulus) tibetana; [NEN40], 18
    • Albulina orbitulus tibetana; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • A. o. qinlingensis (Wang, 1998) W.Henan, Qinling Mts.

    • Albulina orbitulus qinlingensis Wang, 1998

    • Albulina orbitulus qinlingensis; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73
  • A. o. demulaensis (Huang, 2001)

    • Albulina orbitulus demulaensis Huang, 2001; Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73, pl. 3, f. 19-right, pl. 9, f. 69; TL: Demula, Chayu area Tibet
  • A. o. dongdalaensis (Huang, 2001)

    • Albulina orbitulus dongdalaensis Huang, 2001; Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 74, pl. 3, f. 19-left, pl. 9, f. 66; TL: Dangdala, E of Zuogong, E.Tibet
  • A. o. litangensis (Huang, 2001)

    • Albulina orbitulus litangensis Huang, 2001; Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 75, pl. 3, f. 23-right, pl. 9, f. 68; TL: Litang, W.Sichuan
  • A. o. jugnei (Churkin, 2004) S.Mongolia

    • Albulina orbitulus jugnei Churkin, 2004; ; TL: Southern Mongolia, Gobi-Altainsky aimak, Gobi-Altai mts, Tzakhir Khalgyn Nuruu, Detyin Davaa pass, 3000-3400m

    • Albulina orbitulus jugnei; Yakovlev, 2012, Nota lepid. 35 (1): 77
• Agriades orbona (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)

  • Lycaena orbona Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4): 452; TL: Guj-duj-sa, M. Dschachar, Amdo, China
  • Lycaena orbitulus var. tartarus Staudinger, 1895; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 8 (2): 300; TL: Tibet
    • = ; Huang, 2001, Neue Ent. Nachr. 51: 73

  • ?Agriades glandon orbona;
  • orbona; [NEN46], 49
  • ?Lycaena tartarus; [NHM card]
  • Lycaena orbitulus tartarus; [NHM card]
  • Lycaena orbona; [NHM card]

• Agriades optilete (Knoch, 1781) Alps, NEU, AN, Korea, Japan. See [maps] Juolukkasinisiipi Cranberry Blue Yukon Blue Violett blåvinge Odblåvinge Modraszek bagniczek

  • Papilio optilete Knoch, 1781; Beitr. Insektengesch. 1: 76, pl. 5, f. 5-6; TL: Germany, Braunschweig
  • nanus (Herbst, 1804) (Papilio); in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 11: pl. 312, f. 1-2
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • subtusradiata (Favre, 1899) (Lycaena); Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 11 (Suppl.): 4
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Lycaena optilete ab. ochrostigma Dannehl, 1927; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 17 (1-6): 7
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Lycaena optilete ab. illustris Dannehl, 1927; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 17 (1-6): 7
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • cosana (Higgins, 1930) (Polyommatus); Entomologist 63: 126
  • nigromaculatus (Dahl, 1931) (Plebeius); Ent. Tidskr. 51: 251
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • inornata (Nordström, 1933) (Polyommatus); Ent. Tidskr. 54: 201
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • nigrostriata (Lingonblad, 1936) (Lycaena); Lambillionea 36: 237; TL: Lapland
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Lycaena optilete var. cyparissus ab. nigrostriata Lingonblad, 1936; Notulae Ent. 16 (1): 7; TL: Finland
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Polyommatus optilete f. nigromaculata Blom, 1947; Tijdschr. Ent. 88: 332
  • Polyommatus optilete f. crassipuncta Blom, 1947; Tijdschr. Ent. 88: 333
  • Polyommatus optilete f. parvipuncta Blom, 1947; Tijdschr. Ent. 88: 333
  • Polyommatus optilete f. virgularia Blom, 1947; Tijdschr. Ent. 88: 333
  • Polyommatus optilete f. cordata Blom, 1947; Tijdschr. Ent. 88: 333
  • Polyommatus optilete f. inornata Blom, 1947; Tijdschr. Ent. 88: 333
  • clara (Heydemann, 1953) (Lycaena); Dt. ent. Z. Iris 55: 106
  • Vacciniina optilete f. ♀ dilutior Lempke, 1955; Tijdschr. Ent. 98: 306
  • Vacciniina optilete f. basireducta Lempke, 1955; Tijdschr. Ent. 98: 307

  • Agriades optilete, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • P. optilete, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Plebejus optilete, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Agriades optilete, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Agriades optilete, Butterflies of America [BOA]
  • Plebejus optilete, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Plebeius optilete, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Agriades optilete, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
  • Vacciniina optilete, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
  • Vacciniina optilete, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]

  • Vacciniina optilete basireducta; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete clara; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete cordata; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete cosana; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete crassipuncta; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete dilutior; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete inornata; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete nigromaculata; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete parvipuncta; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete virgularia; [NHM card]
  • Vacciniina optilete; [BARU, #382]; [NACL], #4383; [EBW]; [BOW]: pl. 11, f. 7; [NHM card]; [BRU2]: 180, pl. 68, f. 42-47
  • Vacciniina (Vacciniina) optilete; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
  • Albulina (group optilete) optilete; [NEN40], 18
  • Plebejus optilete; [BNA]: #406, pl. 36, 37; [Opler]; [Otakar Kudrna]
  • Plebejus (Albulina) optilete; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269
  • Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete; [FE]
  • Agriades (Vacciniina) optilete; [RFEL]
  • Agriades optilete; Talavera, Lukhtanov, Pierce & Vila, 2013, Cladistics 29: 187

  600x742 (~56Kb) upperside female FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 13.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	567x500 (~43Kb) underside female FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 13.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	600x467 (~34Kb) upperside male FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Ailigas, 775:50, 14.7.1998, Photo © Markku Savela
  540x645 (~33Kb) underside FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Ailigas, 775:50, 14.7.1998, Photo © Markku Savela	669x953 (~242Kb) underside male The Aldan River right bank 1 km W of Tommot town, Aldan Ulus, Sakha Republic - Yakutia, E Siberia, Russia. 25th June 2002, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Larva on Vaccinium , V. uliginosum [SPRK]

  Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus [NAB], Oxycoccus , Empetrum [BARU]

  • A. o. optilete Carpathians, CEU, N.Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, W.Siberia, S.Urals

    • Lycaena uralensis Seitz, [1909]; Gross-Schmett. Erde 1: 304 (preocc.)
      • = Vacciniina optilete media ; [NHM card]
      • = Vacciniina optilete optilete ; [BRU2], 180
    • media (Verity, 1946) (Vacciniina); Le Farfalle diurn. d'Italia 2: 242
    • Vacciniina medea Hemming, 1934; Stylops 3 (5): 98 (repl. Lycaena uralensis Seitz, [1909])

    • Vacciniina optilete medea; [NHM card]
    • Vacciniina optilete media; [NHM card]
    • Vacciniina optilete uralensis; [NHM card]; [BARU, (note)]
    • Vacciniina optilete optilete; [BRU2], 180; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
  • A. o. cyparissus (Hübner, [1813]) NEU, Siberia, Far East, Kamchatka

    • Papilio cyparissus Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]: pl. 129, f. 654-657; TL: Lapponia
      • = Plebejus optilete ; [FE]
    • Lycaena optilete var. cyparissus ab. obsoleta Züllich, 1924; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 9: 25
      • = Vacciniina optilete cyparissus ; [NHM card]

    • Albulina (group optilete) cyparissus; [NEN40], 18
    • Vacciniina optilete cyparissa; [BRU2], 180
    • Vacciniina optilete cyparissus; [NHM card]
  • A. o. sibirica (Staudinger, 1892) Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia

    • Lycaena optilete var. sibirica Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2): 317
    • Lycaena optilete baicalica Kurentzov, 1970
      • = Vacciniina optilete sibirica ; [NHM card]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87

    • Vacciniina optilete sibirica; [NHM card]; [BARU, (note)]; [BRU2], 181; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
    • Agriades optilete sibirica; [RFEL]

    400x300 (~16Kb) underside female A mossy larch (Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr.) taiga at the village Akotuy, the junction of the mountain ranges Uryumkanskii and Kukul'bei, Aleksandrovskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 23rd July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

    611x616 (~96Kb) underside A very slight tundrous ridge surrounded with peat-moss marches few km of the western coast of the southernmost Kamchatka at the abandoned settlement Bol'sheretsk. 6th August 1992, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  • A. o. yukona (Holland, 1900) Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan

    • Lycaena yukona Holland, 1900; Ent. News 11: 416; TL: Alaska

    • Agriades optilete yukona, Butterflies of America [BOA]

    • Lycaenesthes yukona; [NHM card]
    • Vacciniina optilete yukona; [NACL], #4383a
    • Plebejus (Albulina) optilete yukona; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 269
  • A. o. daisetsuzana (Matsumura, 1926) Kuriles, Japan, Korea?

    • Lycaena optilete daisetsuzana Matsumura, 1926; Insecta Matsumurana 1 (2): 105; TL: Hokkaido, Mt Daisetsu
    • Lycaena optilete kurilensis Matsumura, 1927; Insecta Matsumurana 1 (4): 166 (preocc. kurilensis Matsumura, 1925); TL: Kuriles
      • = Vacciniina optilete sachalinensis ; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
    • Lycaena optilete kamuikotana Matsumura, 1928; Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4): 200; TL: Kuriles
    • nemoptilete (Bryk, 1942) (Lycaena); Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 56: 19

    • Albulina optilete nemoptilete; [NHM card]
    • Vacciniina optilete daisetsuzana; Kudrna, 1974, Atalanta 5: 115; [NHM card]
    • Albulina (group optilete) daisetsuzanus; [NEN40], 18
    • Vacciniina optilete kurilensis; [NHM card]; [BARU, (note)]
    • Vacciniina optilete kamuikotana; [NHM card]; [BARU, (note)]
    • Vacciniina optilete daisetsuzana; [BRU2], 180
    • Agriades optilete daisetsuzana; [RFEL]
  • A. o. shonis (Matsumura, 1927) Amur, Ussuri, Korea, Sakhalin

    • Lycaena optilete shonis Matsumura, 1927; Insecta Matsumurana 1 (4): 166; TL: Korea,Prov. Kankyonando
    • Lycaena optilete amurica Kurentzov, 1970; Butterflies of the USSR Far East: 135
      • = Vacciniina optilete shonis ; [BRU2], 180
    • Lycaena optilete sachalinensis Kurentzov, 1970; Butterflies of the USSR Far East: 135
      • = Vacciniina optilete shonis ; [BRU2], 180

    • Vacciniina optilete amurica; [BARU, (note)]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
    • Agriades optilete amurica; [RFEL]
    • Vacciniina optilete sakhalensis[sic?]; [BARU, (note)]
    • Vacciniina optilete sachalinensis; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 87
    • Vacciniina optilete shonis; [BRU2], 180; [NHM card]
  • A. o. kingana (Matsumura, 1939) Manchuria

    • optilete kingana (Matsumura, 1939) (Lycaena); Bull. biogeogr. Soc. Japan 9 (20): 357

    • Vacciniina optilete kingana; [NHM card]

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