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Aricia Reichenbach, 1817

Aricia Reichenbach, 1817; Jenaische Allgem. Lit. Ztg, Jena 14 (1): 280, TS: Papilio agestis Denis & Schiffermüller
Gymnomorphia Verity, 1929

= ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450; [NL4A, 140]

Eumedonia Forster, 1938; Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 28 : 113, TS: Papilio eumedon Esper

= ; [NL4A, 140]

Icaricia Nabokov, 1944; Psyche 51: 104 (?[1945]), TS: Lycaena icarioides Boisduval

= ; [NL4A, 140]

Pseudoaricia Beuret, 1959; Mitt. ent. Ges. Basel (n.f.) 9: 84, TS: Polyommatus nicias Meigen

= ; [NL4A, 140]

Ultraaricia Beuret, 1959; Mitt. ent. Ges. Basel (n.f.) 9: 84, TS: Lycaena anteros Freyer

= ; [NL4A, 140]

Umpria Zhdanko, 1994

= ; [NL4A, 140]

Icaricia Nabokov, ?1945; [NEN40] Icaricia Nabokov, ?1944; [NACL] Pseudaricia Beuret, 1959; [NEN40] Umpria (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 171] Eumedonia (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Eumedonia (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 171] Aricia (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 171]

Pseudoaricia (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Pseudoaricia (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 174] Ultraaricia (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Icaricia (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Aricia (Polyommatinae) ; [NL4A, 140] Aricia (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450

640x597 (~77Kb) Vienna, Austria, 8 May 2000, Photo © Erich Mangl artaxerces or agestis?

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Aricia agestis ([Schiffermüller], 1775)

Darvaz, W.Pamirs, Kopet-Dagh, Ghissar, Tian-Shan, .... See [About maps] Brown Argus Morena Serrana Rödfläckig blåvinge Modraszek agestis
Papilio agestis [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 184, No. N.13, TL: Vienna
alexis (Scopoli, 1763); (preocc.)
alexis (Rottemburg, 1775); (preocc.)
medon (Hufnagel, 1776); (preocc.)
astrarche (Bergsträsser, [1779])
Lycaena agestis var. gallica Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 252, TL: Ille-et-Vilaine, Cancale, France
Aricia agestis, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Aricia agestis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Aricia agestis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aricia agestis, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Aricia agestis, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
gallica ; [NEN46, 32]
Aricia agestis ; [NEN40]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 8]; [BRU2: 172, pl. 69, f. 16-32]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Misidentified/misapplied:

agestis auct.;

500x382 (~33Kb) upperside Martin down, Dorset, UK 18/06/95, Photo © Simon Coombes

500x410 (~36Kb) underside Grovely wood, Somerset, UK 31/07/95, Photo © Simon Coombes

Larva on Helianthemum, Centaureum, Erodium, (Talassky Alatau) Geranium collinum, G. divaricatum [BRU2, 173]

A. a. agestis

SEU, CEU Aricia agestis agestis ; [BRU2, 172]

A. a. calida Chavigneire

Sicily, Italy, Asia Minor Lycaena agestis var. aestiva Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (2): 155, TL: Aetna
aestiva ; [NEN46, 8]

A. a. azerbaidzhana Obraztsov, 1935

Transcaucasia, Caucaus Major Aricia agestis azerbaidzhana ; [BRU2, 172]

A. a. nazira (Moore, 1865)

Darvaz?, W.Pamirs?, NW.Himalayas Polyommatus nazira Moore, 1865; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2) : 504, pl. 31, f. 4, TL: Kunawur, NW. Himalayas
nazira ; [NEN46, 46]
Aricia agestis nazira ; [BRU2, 172]

Aricia cramera (Eschscholtz, 1821)

Canary Islands, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal. See [About maps] Southern Brown Argus Morena
Lycaena cramera Eschscholtz, 1821; in Kotzebue, Entdeck. Reise Süd-See 3: 217, pl. 10, f. 26a, b, TL: Canary Islands
Lycaena astrarche ab. ornata Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 280, TL: Tunisia
Lycaena agestis ornata f. lilliputana Oberthür, 1915; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 386, pl. 291, f. 2384-2385, TL: Sicily, Sebdou (Algeria)
Aricia cramera pallidecanariensis Verity, 1928; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1928: 182, TL: N.Africa
Aricia cramera pallidecramera Verity, 1928; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1928: 182, TL: N.Africa
Lycaena astrarche ab. sebdouica Strand, 1928; Arch. Naturgesch. 91 (A) 12: 281 (repl. lilliputana Oberthür, 1915)
canariensis Blachier, 1889
Aricia cramera, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aricia cramera ; [NEN40]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 8 (text only)]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Aricia agestis cramera ; [BMAT: 41, pl. 12, f. 46-51]

600x434 (~36Kb) upperside Morocco, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

459x500 (~32Kb) Mt. Canigou, Pyrenees Orientales, France 27/7/96, Photo © Simon Coombes

Larva on Erodium sp., Helianthemum sp., Geranium sp. [BMAT]

Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)

. See [About maps] Lehtosinisiipi Northern Brown Scotch Argus Förväxlad blåvinge Granatblåvinge Modraszek artakserkses
Hesperia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3: 297, TL: Scotland
?Aricia artaxerxes hercynica Kames, 1969; Aricia studies No. 11 (Aarhus Denmark): (107-109)
Aricia artaxerxes, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Aricia artaxerxes, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Aricia artaxerxes, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Aricia artaxerxes, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aricia artaxerxes, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Aricia artaxerxes, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Aricia artaxerxes ; [NEN40]
agestis ; auct. nec Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Aricia artaxerxes ; [EBW]; [MRS, 687]; [Otakar Kudrna]

500x417 (~40Kb) upperside Gait Barrows, Lancashire, UK 23/07/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	331x450 (~27Kb) underside Gait Barrows 23/07/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	500x564 (~31Kb) upperside FINLAND: Kl: Parikkala, 683:64, 1.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
500x542 (~32Kb) underside FINLAND: Kl: Parikkala, 683:64, 1.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	700x859 (~46Kb) underside male female Finland, Sipoo 670:39, 26.6.1980, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen

Larva on Geranium, G. silvaticum [SPRK]

A. a. allous (Geyer, [1836])

Alps, NEU Mountain Argus
?allous (Hübner, [1819]); Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : f. 988, TL: Alps of Provence
alpina (Staudinger, 1871); (preocc.)
delphica (Wnukowsky, 1929)

= allous (Hübner, [1819]); [BRU2, 173]

Aricia rambringi Hoegh-Guldberg, 1966
Aricia horkei Hoegh-Guldberg, 1966
Aricia lyngensis Hoegh-Guldberg, 1966
Aricia opheimi Hoegh-Guldberg, 1966
Aricia allous rambringi ; [BRU2, 173]
Aricia allous horkei ; [BRU2, 173]
Aricia allous lyngensis ; [BRU2, 173]
Aricia allous opheimi ; [BRU2, 173]
Aricia allous ; [NEN40]; [BARU, #384]; [EBW, (name)]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 8 (text only)]; [BRU2: 173, pl. 69, f. 1-5, pl. 83, f. 40-42]
Aricia allous allous ; [BRU2, 173]

904x632 (~79Kb) underside female Russia, Moscow area, 17.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov

904x654 (~85Kb) underside female Russia, Moscow area, 17.06.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov

identification uncertain 591x612 (~106Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area, 21.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

Larva on Geranium, Erodium, Helianthemum nummularium [BARU], (Zailiisky Alatau) Geranium saxatile [BRU2, 174]

?A. a. vancalica Kaaber & Hoegh-Guldberg, 1961

W.Europe allous vandalica Kaaber & Hoegh-Guldberg, 1961
Aricia allous vandalica ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. ukrainica (Obraztsov, 1936)

SEEU macedonica Verity, 1936
Aricia allous ukrainica ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. inhonora Jachontov, 1909

S.Urals Lycaena inhonora Jachontov, 1909; Revue Russe Ent. 9 : 253, TL: "Rossia centrali et orientali"
Aricia inhonora Jackontov, 1909; [NEN40]
Aricia allous inhonora ; [BARU, (note)]; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. sheljuzhkoi (Obraztsov, 1935)

Caucasus Major Aricia allous sheljuzhkoi ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. turgaica (Obraztsov, 1935)

SW.Siberia Aricia allous turgaica ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. lepsinskana (Obraztsov, 1935)

Dzhungarsky Alatau? Aricia allous lepsinskana ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. transalaica (Obratzov, 1935)

Ghissar, Darvaz, Pamirs-Alai, Himalayas Aricia transalaica ; [NEN40]
Aricia allous transalaica ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. scytissa Nekrutenko, 1985

Tian-Shan Aricia allous scytissa; [BRU2]
?Aricia scythissa Nekrutenko, 1985; [NEN40, (spell.?)]

A. a. sarmatis (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

S.Urals Lycaena astrarche sarmatis Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 393, TL: Ural, Sarda
Aricia allous sarmatis ; [NEN46, 57]
sarmatis ; [BRU2, 174 (?)]

A. a. strandi (Obraztsov, 1935)

Altai - W.Amur allous monarchus Higgins, 1982
Aricia allous strandi ; [BARU, (note)]; [BRU2, 173]

400x533 (~64Kb) underside A herb meadow at the northern foot of the Seminskii Pass, Shebalino District, Altai Republic, the Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 29th June 1989, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

500x457 (~43Kb) underside male A short-forb meadow in the valley of the Zyryanka Rivulet low flow, Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 5th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

400x548 (~35Kb) underside male A detrituous southern slope of the Dzhazator River right bank 4 km upstream of the Zhumaly River mouth, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 20th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

A. a. mandzhuriana (Obraztsov, 1935)

E.Amur, Ussuri Lycaena mandzhuriana Obraztsov, 1935; Folia zool. hydrobiol. 8: 148
Aricia allous mandzuriana ; [BARU, (note)]
Aricia allous mandzhuriana ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. hakutozana (Matsumura, 1927)

N.Korea Aricia allous hakutosana ; [BRU2, 173]

A. a. sachalinensis (Matsumura, 1919)

Sakhalin Aricia allous sachalinensis ; [BARU, (note)]; [BRU2, 173]

Aricia issekutzi (Balogh, 1956)

Carpathians, Balkans, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Aricia allous issekutzi Balogh, 1956; Folia ent. hung. 9 (SN): 71, TL: Újhelyi, Romania
Aricia issekutzi ; [NEN40]
issekutzi ; [NEN46, 38]
Plebejus montentis issekutzi ;

Aricia montentis Verity, 1928

Iberia, Morocco. See [About maps] Aricia medon montensis Verity, 1928; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1928: 180, TL: Spain
Lycaena agestis nevadensis Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 250, TL: Sierra Nevada, Spain

= allous (Hübner, [1819]); [BRU2, 173]

nevadensis ; [NEN46, 47]
Aricia artaxerxes montensis ; [BMAT: 42, pl. 12, f. 39-45]
Aricia montensis ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Helianthemum sp., Erodium sp., Geranium sp. [BMAT]

Aricia anteros (Freyer, 1839)

Balkans, Asia Minor, Levant. See [About maps] Blue Argus
Lycaena anteros Freyer, 1839; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 3 : 101, pl. 265, f. 1, TL: [Istanbul, Turkey]
?Lycaena anteros Freyer, [1838]
Aricia anteros f. minorata Verity, 1938; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 50 (Suppl.) (9): 5, TL: Greece, Olympus, S. Dionisia, 800m
Aricia anteros minoratissima Verity, 1938; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 50 (Suppl.) (9): 6, TL: Greece, Olympus, S. Dionisia, 800m
Aricia anteros, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Ultraaricia anteros, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
minorata ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 23
minoratissima ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 23
Aricia anteros ; [NEN40]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 9]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Plebeius anteros ;
Ultraaricia anteros ; [BRU2: 174, pl. 69, f. 39-40, 46-48]

Larva on (Turkey) Geranium pusillum [BRU2, 175]

A. a. anteros

Transcaucasia, Asia Minor Ultraaricia anteros anteros
Ultraaricia anteros anteros ; [BRU2, 174]

Aricia crassipuncta (Christoph, 1893)

Kurdistan. See [About maps] Lycaena crassipuncta Christoph, 1893; REF#: 86, TL: Kasikoparan, Armenia rossicae [Kars Prov., W of Kagyzman, Turkey]
Polyommatus crassipunctus ;
Aricia crassipuncta ; [NEN40]
Ultraaricaria crassipuncta ; [BRU2: 175, pl. 69, f. 41-45]

Larva on Geranium pusillum, Erodium cicutarium [BRU2, 175]

A. c. crassipuncta

E.Turkey, Armenia Ultraaricaria crassipuncta crassipuncta
Ultraaricaria crassipuncta crassipuncta ; [BRU2, 175]

A. c. dombaiensis (Alberti, 1969)

N.Caucasus Lycaena dombaiensis Alberti, 1969; Dt. Ent. Z., N.F, 16: 197, TL: Caucasus
Aricia anteros dombaiensis ;
Ultraaricia crassipuncta dombaiensis ; [BRU2, 175]

Aricia morronensis (Ribbe, 1910)

Iberia. See [About maps] Spanish Argus Morena Espanola
Lycaena morronensis Ribbe, 1910; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 23 (2 Beiheft): 190, TL: Spain
idas Rambur, 1840 (inv. homonym)
ramburi Verity, 1913
Aricia morronensis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aricia morronensis, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Aricia morronensis ; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Aricia vandarbani (Pfeiffer, 1937)

N.Iran, Talysh Mts.. See [About maps] Lycaena vandarbani Pfeiffer, 1937; Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 27 (1): 31, TL: Elbursgebirge, Gruppe Tacht i Suleiman, Hochtal Vandarban [Elburs Mts., N.Iran]
Aricia vandarbani ; [NEN40]
Ultraaricaria vandarbani ; [BRU2: 175, pl. 69, f. 49-54]

Larva on Geranium sp. [BRU2, 175]

Aricia chinensis (Murray, 1874)

C.Asia (mountains), Mongolia, W.China, C.China, NE.China, Korea. See [About maps] Lycaena chinensis Murray, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22 (4) : 523, TL: China, N. of Peking
Aricia chinensis ; [BARU, #385]; [NEN40]
Umpria chinensis ; [BRU2: 171, pl. 69, f. 33-38]

600x800 (~65Kb) underside male A bluff of the Onon River right bank 10 km upstream of the village Nozhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, S Chita Province, SE Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 18th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

600x800 (~67Kb) underside male A bluff of the Onon River right bank 10 km upstream of the village Nozhnii Tsasuchei, Onon District, S Chita Province, SE Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 18th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Erodium oxyrhynchum [BRU2, 171]

A. c. chinensis

Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri, NE.China Lycaena mandschurica Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6 : 160

= ; [BRU2, 171]

mandschuria ; (spell.?)
Aricia mandschurica ; [NEN40]; [MRS, 687]
Umpria chinensis chinensis ; [BRU2, 171]

Larva on Leguminosae [MRS]

A. c. sibiricana (Kozhanchikov, 1928)

S.Siberia (W of Baikal) ?Lycaena sibiricanus Kozhanchikov, 1936; Folia zool. hydrobiol. 9: 23
Aricia chinensis sibiricana ; [BARU, (note)]
Umpria chinensis sibiricana ; [BRU2, 171]

A. c. myrmecias (Christoph, 1877)

Turan Lycaena myrmecias Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (3): 235, pl. 5, f. 7, TL: Krasnawodsk
myrmecias ; [NEN46, 45]
Aricia chinensis myrmecias ;
Aricia myrmecias ; [NEN40]
Umpria chinensis myrmecias ; [BRU2, 171]

Aricia annulata (Elwes, 1906)

E.Himalayas (Tibet). See [About maps] Lycaena semiargus var. annulata Elwes, 1906; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1906 : 484, pl. 36, f. 11-12, TL: Gyangste, 13000ft
Polyommatus annulatus Elwes, 1906
Polyommatus tibetanus Forster, 1940; [NEN40, 11, footnote 3.]
annulata ; [NEN40]; [NEN46, 12]

Aricia astorica (Evans, 1925)

NW.Himalayas. See [About maps] Lycaena astorica Evans, 1925; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 346, TL: Astor, 9000, India
Lycaena astorica Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3) : 584, pl. 1, f. 3, TL: Gundhai, Astor, 9500, India
astorica Evans, 1925; [NEN46, 15]
astorica Tytler, 1926; [NEN46, 15]
Aricia astorica (Tytler, 1925); [NEN40]

Aricia eumedon (Esper, 1780)

. See [About maps] Ruskosinisiipi Geranium Argus Brun blåvinge Modraszek eumedon
Papilio eumedon Esper, 1780; Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 2 (1): 16, pl. 52, f. 2-3, TL: Germany, Erlangen
Papilio chiron Rottemburg, 1775; Der Naturforscher 6: 27 (preocc. Papilio chiron Fabricius, 1775)
Cupido fylgia Spangberg, 1876; Stettin Ent. Ztg 37 (1-3) : 91
?rumeliensis Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975
?jeanensis Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975
?kagizmanensis Koçak, 1980
Eumedonia eumedon, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Aricia eumedon, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Aricia eumedon, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Aricia eumedon, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Eumedonia eumedon, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Eumedonia eumedon, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Eumedonia eumedon, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Eumedonia eumedon ; [SPL, #0049]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 19]; [BRU2: 171, pl. 70, f. 1-19]
Aricia eumedon ; [BARU, #383]; [NEN40]; [Otakar Kudrna]

560x378 (~22Kb) upperside female FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, Liikasenvaara, 736:61, 10.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	800x678 (~64Kb) underside female FINLAND: Ks: Kuusamo, Liikasenvaara, 736:61, 10.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	800x621 (~44Kb) underside male female FINLAND: Lk: Pelkosenniemi, 743:52, 5.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
700x556 (~25Kb) upperside FINLAND: Lk: Pelkosenniemi, 743:52, 5.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	400x533 (~36Kb) underside female An open poplar (Populus nigra L. + Populus alba L.) forest on the Berd' River left bank between villages Ust'-Chem and Legostaevo, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 24th June 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	800x585 (~107Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area, 30.07.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov
617x599 (~90Kb) underside Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 15.7.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov

Larva on Geranium silvaticum [SPRK], Geranium, G. pratense [BARU], (Talassky Alatau) Geranium saxatile, G. collinum, (ants Myrmica and Lasius alienus) [BRU2, 172]

A. e. eumedon

W.Europe, S.Europe, Caucasus Minor, Armenia (highland), Talysh, Kopet-Dagh, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Altai, Sayan, W.Siberia, Transbaikalia Eumedonia eumedon eumedon
osiris O. Bang-Haas, 1927; (preocc.)
Eumedonia eumedon eumedon ; [BRU2, 171]

A. e. borealis (Wahlgren, 1930)

NEU Eumedonia eumedon borealis ; [BRU2, 171]

A. e. fylgida (Gorbunov, 1995)

Far East, Kamchatka Eumedonia eumedon fylgida ; [BRU2, 171]

A. e. albica (Dubatolov, 1997)

Amur, Ussuri Eumedonia eumedon albica, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Eumedonia eumedon albica ; [BRU2, 171]

A. e. modesta (Nekrutenko, 1972)

Caucasus Major Eumedonia eumedon modesta ; [BRU2, 171]

A. e. ambigua (Staudinger, 1899)

Ghissar, Inner Tian-Shan, W.Tian-Shan Eumedonia eumedon ambigua ; [BRU2, 171]

Misspelling? antiqua Staudinger, 1899 ??

A. e. antiqua (Staudinger, 1899)

Lycaena antigua Staudinger, 1899; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (2): 334, TL: Fergana
Plebeius eumedon var. jermyni Swinhoe, 1910; in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica 8 : 89, pl. 660, f. 2, TL: "Babusar"
jermyni ; [NEN46, 39]

A. e. timida (Grum-Grshimailo, 1885)

Alai, Darvaz Lycaena timida Grum-Grshimailo, 1885; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 2 : 217, TL: Sarykol, Ferghana, Tajikistan
timida ; [NEN46, 61]
Aricia timida ; [NEN40]
Eumedonia eumedon timida ; [BRU2, 171]

A. e. sarykola (Sheljuzhko, 1914)

Pamirs Eumedonia eumedon sarykola ; [BRU2, 171]

A. e. mylitta (Hemming, 1932)

Lebanon Aricia chiron mylitta Hemming, 1932; Stylops 1: 12, TL: Lebanon, Cedar Mts, 5500ft
mylitta ; [NEN46, 45]
Aricia mylitta ; [NEN40]

A. e. mariensis Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975

S.Spain (Almeria) Aricia eumedon mariensis Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975; Atalanta 6 (1): (84-125)

A. e. axarquia Gil-T., 2004

S.Spain (Granada) Aricia eumedon axarquia Gil-T., 2004; Boln. S.E.A. n° 34 (2004): 50, TL: N. Sierra Tejeda, término municipal Alhama de Granada

Aricia kogistana (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888)

Darvaz, Pamirs. See [About maps] Lycaena kogistana Grum-Grshimailo, 1888; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 22 (3-4) : 306, TL: Darwas, Tajikistan
kogistana ; [NEN46, 40]
Aricia kogistana ; [NEN40]
Eumedonia kogistana ; [BRU2: 172, pl. 70, f. 32-34]

Larva on Geranium sp. [BRU2, 172]

Aricia lamasem (Oberthür, 1910)

Himalayas (Tibet). See [About maps] Lycaena lamasem Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 299, pl. 41, f. 303, TL: Tibet, Ta-tsien-lou
lamasem ; [NEN46, 41]
Agriades lamasem ; [BHR]
Aricia lamasem ; [NEN40]

?Aricia berezowskii Grum-Grshimailo, 1902²

NW.Sichuan. See [About maps] berezowskii Grum-Grshimailo, 1902²; , TL: Songpan, NW.Sichuan
berezowskii ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73 (note)

Aricia persephatta (Alphéraky, 1881)

Hindu Kush - Tian-Shan. See [About maps] Lycaena persephatta Alphéraky, 1881; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 16 (3-4): 395, pl. 14, f. 11, TL: [Kuldja, Kunges Valley, W. China]
Cyaniris persephatta ;
Aricia persephatta ; [NEN40]
Eumedonia persephatta ; [BRU2: 172, pl. 68, f. 63-68]

Larva on (Zailiisky Alatau) Geranium saxatile [BRU2, 172]

A. p. persephatta

Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz Eumedonia persephatta persephatta
Eumedonia persephatta persephatta ; [BRU2, 172]

A. p. minshelkensis (Lukhtanov, 1990)

NW.Tian-Shan (Karatau Mts.) Eumedonia persephatta minshelkensis ; [BRU2, 172]

A. p. minuta (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

Pamirs-Alai Lycaena persephatta minuta Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 415, pl. 10, f. 3, TL: Alai
minuta ; [NEN46, 44]
Eumedonia persephatta minuta ; [BRU2, 172]

Aricia privata (Staudinger, 1895)

W.Himalayas. See [About maps] Aricia privata ; [NEN40]

Aricia acmon (Westwood, [1851])

WNA (SW.Canada - W.Mexico). See [About maps] Acmon Blue
Lycaena acmon Westwood, [1851]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 76, f. 2, TL: California
Lycaena antaegon Boisduval, 1852; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1175]

Rusticus acmon cottlei Grinnell, 1916; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1175]

ab. labecula (Watson & Comstock, 1920) (Plebeius); , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1175]

ab. kelseyi (Wright, 1930) (Plebejus); , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1175]

Icaricia acmon, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Plebejus acmon, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Plebejus acmon, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Plebejus acmon, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
acmon Westwood, [1832]; [NEN46, 8]
Lycaena acmon ; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 103; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 722
Rusticus acmon ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 44
Icaricia acmon ; [NACL, #4380]
Plebejus acmon ; [BOW: pl. 20, f. 16]; [Opler]
Aricia acmon ; [NEN40]; [NL4A, #1175]

500x630 (~39Kb) underside USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	600x689 (~46Kb) female USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	700x887 (~72Kb) underside male USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
800x638 (~76Kb) male USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	700x828 (~67Kb) male USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 1000x1422 (~176Kb) underside female USA: N. Shore of Shasta Lake, Siskiyou Co., CA, 29.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
identification uncertain 1000x1360 (~175Kb) underside male USA: N. Shore of Shasta Lake, Siskiyou Co., CA, 29.7.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Eriogonum, Astragalus, Lotus, Lupinus, Polygonum aviculare [NAB], Eriogonum niveum

A. a. lutzi (dos Passos, 1938)

Plebeius acmon lutzi dos Passos, 1938; Can. Ent. 70 (3): (45-48), TL: Snowlide Canyon, 8mi from Montpelier, Idaho [?Wyoming]
lutzi ; [NEN46, 43]
Icaricia acmon lutzi ; [NACL, #4380a]

A. a. spangelatus (Burdick, 1942)

Washington Plebejus lupini spangelatus Burdick, 1942; Can. Ent. 74 (10): 195-196, TL: Washington, Olympic Mtns
Icaricia acmon spangelatus ; [NACL, #4380c]

Aricia icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)

W.USA, Mexico, SW.Canada. See [About maps] Common Blue Boisduval's Blue
Lycaena icarioides Boisduval, 1852; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 297, TL: California
helios Edwards, 1870²
?fuliginosa Strecker

= Cupido fulla Edwards, 1870; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42

Icaricia icarioides, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Plebejus icarioides icarioides, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Plebejus icarioides, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Cupido icarioides ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Plebejus icarioides ; [EBW]; [Opler]
Icaricia icarioides ; [NACL, #4378]
Aricia icarioides ; [NEN40]; [NL4A, #1176]

identification uncertain 800x651 (~78Kb) USA: Near Crystal Mtn, (46°57'51N 121°28'53W), Pierce Co., WA, 27.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 700x731 (~67Kb) underside USA: Near Crystal Mtn, (46°57'51N 121°28'53W), Pierce Co., WA, 27.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 800x631 (~70Kb) upperside USA: Near Crystal Mtn, (46°57'51N 121°28'55W), Pierce Co., WA, 27.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
identification uncertain 520x644 (~46Kb) underside female USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Lupinus [NAB]

A. i. icarioides

California Lycaena maricopa Reakirt, 1866; (female), TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1176a]

Lycaena daedalus Behr, 1866; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1176a]

Lycaena evius Boisduval, 1869; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1176a]

Lycaena phileros Boisduval, 1869; , TL: REF#a: 50;California

= ; [NL4A, #1176a]

Lycaena mintha Edwards, 1870; , TL: California

= Cupido icarioides ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
= ; [NL4A, #1176a]

Lycaena fulla Edwards, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 194, TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1176a]

ab. spinimaculata (Gunder, 1926) (Plebeius); , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1176a]

Cupido fulla ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Cupido icarioides maricopa ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Cupido phileros ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Cupido pheres evius ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Icaricia icarioides evius ; [NACL, #4378a]
Aricia icarioides icarioides ; [NL4A, #1176a]

A. i. moroensis Hovanitz, 1937²

icarioides moroensis Hovanitz, 1937²
Icaricia icarioides moroensis ; [NACL, #4378b]

A. i. missionensis Behr, 1867²

icarioides missionensis Behr, 1867²
Icaricia icarioides missionensis ; [NACL, #4378c]

A. i. pardalis Behr, 1867²

icarioides pardalis Behr, 1867² erymus Boisduval, 1869²

fenderi Macy, 1931² windi Gunder, 1933²

Icaricia icarioides pardalis ; [NACL, #4378d]

A. i. pheres (Boisduval, 1852)

Lycaena pheres Boisduval, 1852; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 297, TL: California
Cupido pheres ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Icaricia pheres ; [BOW: pl. 19, f. 33]
Icaricia icarioides pheres ; [NACL, #4378e]

A. i. ardea Edwards, 1871²

Nevada icarioides ardea Edwards, 1871²
ardea Edwards, 1871²; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (3/4) : 209
Cupido ardea ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Icaricia icarioides ardea ; [NACL, #4378f]

A. i. lycea (Edwards, 1864)

Lycaena lycea Edwards, 1864; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (4): 507
rapahoe Reakirt, 1866²; (female) (missp.?)
arapahoe Reakirt
arapahoe ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Cupido lycea ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Icaricia lycea ; [BOW: pl. 19, f. 32]
Icaricia icarioides lycea ; [NACL, #4378g]

A. i. buchholzi (dos Passos, 1938)

Plebeius icarioides buchholzi dos Passos, 1938; Can. Ent. 70 (3): (45-48), TL: White Mts., Arizona, 8500ft
Icaricia icarioides buchholzi ; [NACL, #4378h]
bucholczi ; [NEN46, 21]

A. i. pembina Edwards, 1862²

icarioides pembina Edwards, 1862²
pembina Edwards, 1862²; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 14: 224
Icaricia icarioides pembina ; [NACL, #4378i]

A. i. blackmorei (Barnes & McDunnough, 1919)

Vancouver Island Plebeius icarioides blackmorei Barnes & McDunnough, 1919; Can. Ent. 51 (4): (92-93)
Icaricia icarioides blackmorei ; [NACL, #4378j]

A. i. montis Blackmore, 1929²

icarioides montis Blackmore, 1929²
Icaricia icarioides montis ; [NACL, #4378k]

A. i. atascadero Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²

California icarioides atascadero Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²; , TL: Cottonwood Pass, Kern Co., California

A. i. santana Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²

California icarioides santana Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²; , TL: Santa Ana Mts., Orange Co, California

A. i. eosierra Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²

California icarioides eosierra Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²; , TL: Sierra Nevada, California

A. i. argusmontana Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²

California icarioides argusmontana Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²; , TL: Argus Mts, California

A. i. panamintina Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²

California icarioides panamintina Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²; , TL: Panamint Mts, California

Aricia lupini (Boisduval, 1869)

Washington, Oregon, Nevada. See [About maps] Lupine Blue
Lycaena lupini Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 46, TL: California
Plebejus lupini, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Icaricia lupini ; [NACL, #4381]
Plebejus lupini ; [Opler]
Aricia lupini ; [NEN40]; [NL4A, #1177]

Larva on Eriogonum, Eriogonum fasciculatum, E. umbellatum, E. ovalifolium [NAB]

A. l. lupini

California ab. immaculata (Chermock, 1929) (Plebeus[sic]); , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1177a]

Aricia lupini lupini ; [NL4A, #1177a]

A. l. monticola (Clémence, 1909)

California lupini monticola (Clémence, 1909) (Rusticus); , TL: California
Plebeius monticola ab. pallida Gunder, 1925; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1177b]

Plebeius monticola ab. malcolmi Gunder, 1925; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1177b]

Plebeius monticola tr.f. montanus Gunder, 1930; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1177b]

Plebeius acmon tr.f. angelus Gunder, 1930; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1177b]

Icaricia lupini monticola ; [NACL, #4381a]
Aricia lupini monticola ; [NL4A, #1177b]

A. l. chlorina Skinner, 1902²

lupini chlorina Skinner, 1902²; Ent. News 13 (1) : 15
carolyna Comstock, 1922²; (male)
Rusticus chlorina ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 45
Icaricia lupini chlorina ; [NACL, #4381b]

A. l. texanus (Goodpasture, 1973)

Arizona lupini texanus (Goodpasture, 1973) (Plebejus); , TL: Arizona
Plebejus lupini texanus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Icaricia acmon texana, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Icaricia acmon texana ; [NACL, #4380b]
Aricia lupini texanus ; [NL4A, #1177c]

A. l. argentata Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²

California lupini argentata Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²; , TL: Mojave Desert, California

Aricia neurona (Skinner, 1902)

S.California. See [About maps] Orange-veined Blue
neurona (Skinner, 1902); Ent. News 13 (1) : 15
Plebejus neurona, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Plebejus neurona, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Rusticus neurona ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 45
Icaricia neurona ; [NACL, #4382]
Plebejus neurona ; [Opler]
Aricia neurona ; [NEN40]

Larva on Eriogonum wrightii [NAB]

Aricia saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)

E.Alaska, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes region. See [About maps] Greenish Blue
Lycaena saepiolus Boisduval, 1852; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 297
aehaja Behr, 1867²; (altitudinal f.), TL: Sierra Nevada, Califorinia
rufescens Boisduval, 1869²; (female)
Plebejus saepiolus, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Plebejus saepiolus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Cupido saepiolus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Plebejus saepiolus ; [NACL, #4376]; [BOW: pl. 20, f. 18-19]; [Opler]
Aricia saepiolus ; [NEN40]; [NL4A, #1178]

1000x639 (~82Kb) underside male female USA: Near Crystal Mtn, (46°56'27N 121°28'30W), Pierce Co., WA, 27.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	800x619 (~63Kb) female USA: Table Mtn, (~ 47°18N 120°41W), Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	500x468 (~34Kb) underside female USA: Table Mtn, (~ 47°18N 120°41W), Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
500x449 (~40Kb) male USA: FR9705, Table Mtn (47°18'20N 129°41'43W), Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	600x526 (~56Kb) underside male USA: FR9705, Table Mtn (47°18'20N 129°41'43W), Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	700x570 (~42Kb) upperside female USA: Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 30.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
600x552 (~38Kb) upperside male USA: Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 30.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	500x640 (~30Kb) underside USA: Near Lion Rock, Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 30.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Trifolium monathum, T. longipes, T. wormskioldii [NAB]

A. s. hilda (J. & R. Grinnel, 1907)

California saepiolus hilda (J. & R. Grinnel, 1907) (Cupido); , TL: California
tr.f. garthi (Gunder, 1928) (Plebeius); , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1178a]

Plebeius saepiolus tr.f. boharti Gunder, 1932; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1178a]

Plebejus saepiolus hilda, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Plebejus saepiolus hilda, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Plebejus saepiolus hilda ; [NACL, #4376a]
Aricia saepiolus hilda ; [NL4A, #1178a]

A. s. insulanus (Blackmore, 1919)

Plebejus saepiolus insulanus Blackmore, 1919
Plebejus saepiolus insulanus ; [NACL, #4376b]

A. s. amica Edwards, 1863²

saepiolus amica Edwards, 1863²
amica Edwards, 1863²; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (2): 80, TL: Northwest Territories, Fort Simpson
kodiak Edwards, 1870²; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (1) : 20
?orbitulus Scudder

= Cupido amica (Edwards, 1863); Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42

Cupido amica ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 42
Cupido kodiak ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 43
Plebejus saepiolus amica ; [NACL, #4376c]

A. s. gertschi (dos Passos, 1938)

Plebeius saepiolus gertschi dos Passos, 1938; Can. Ent. 70 (3): (45-48), TL: Cedar Breaks, nr. Cedar City, Utah
Plebejus saepiolus gertschi ; [NACL, #4376d]

A. s. whitmeri (Brown, 1951)

Plebejus saepiolus whitmeri Brown, 1951
leussleri Gunder, 1927; (ab.)
caerulescens Ferris, 1970
Plebejus saepiolus whitmeri ; [NACL, #4376e]

A. s. aureolus Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²

California saepiolus aureolus Emmel & Mattoon, 1998²; , TL: San Gabriel Mts.

Aricia shasta (Edwards, 1862)

W.Great Plains, C.Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, Sierra Nevada. See [About maps] shasta (Edwards, 1862); Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 14: 224
Lycaena zelmira C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 282, TL: California and Utah
calchas Behr, 1867²
nivium Boisduval, 1869²
comstocki C. Fox, 1924²
Icaricia shasta, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Plebejus shasta, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Plebejus shasta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Icaricia calcas ; McDunnough, 1938, (missp.)
Rusticus shasta ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 44
Icaricia shasta ; [NACL, #4379]
Aricia shasta ; [NEN40]
Lycaeides shasta ; [BOW: pl. 19, f. 37]
Plebejus shasta ; [Opler]

A. s. minnehaha Scudder, 1875²

shasta minnehaha Scudder, 1875²
browni Ferris, 1970²
minehaha[sic] ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 44 (missp.)
Icaricia shasta minnehaha ; [NACL, #4379a]

A. s. pitkinensis Ferris, 1976²

Shasta Blue
shasta pitkinensis Ferris, 1976²
Icaricia shasta pitkinensis ; [NACL, #4379b]

Larva on Lupinus lyalli, Astragalus spatulatus, A. calycosus, Trifolium dasphyllum [NAB]

Aricia hyacinthus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1847])

Asia Minor, Levant. See [About maps] hyacinthus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1847]); ?6: 29
Aricia hyacinthus ; [NEN40]

Aricia nicias (Meigen, 1829)

Pyrenees, Alps, Scandinavia, S.Siberia (mountains), N.Mongolia. See [About maps] Huhtasinisiipi Silvery Argus Turkosblåvinge Borde Amplio
Polyommatus nicias Meigen, 1829; Syst. Beschr. eur. Schmett. 2: 10, pl. 45, f. 3A-B, TL: Rherian Alps
Argus donzelii Boisduval, 1832; Icon. hist. Lépid. Europe 1 (7-8): 64, pl. 15, f. 1-3, TL: Briançon
Pseudoaricia nicias, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Aricia nicias, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Aricia nicias, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Aricia nicias, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
donzelii ; [NEN46, 26]
Aricia nicias ; [BARU, #386]; [NEN40]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 10]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Pseudoaricia nicias ; [SPL, #0048]; [BMAT: 106 (at Oukaimeden by Toulgoet 1966)]; [BRU2: 174, pl. 69, f. 55-60]

600x679 (~40Kb) upperside female Finland, Sotkamo, Pihlajapuro 711:54, 20.7.1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen	550x652 (~49Kb) male Finland, Sotkamo, Lontanniemi 712:54, 22.7.1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen	500x567 (~35Kb) upperside male Finland, Sotkamo, Kontinjoki 711:54, 21.7.1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen
500x420 (~27Kb) underside Finland, Sotkamo, Kontinjoki 711:54, 23.7.1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen	600x684 (~39Kb) upperside male FINLAND: Kb: Kiihtelysvaara, 692:68, 11.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	780x617 (~60Kb) underside male FINLAND: Kb: Kiihtelysvaara, 692:68, 11.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
400x439 (~26Kb)

Larva on Geranium, G. silvaticum [SPRK]

A. n. kolosovi Korshunov, 1995

Urals, W.Siberia Lycaena donzeli var. septentrionalis Krulikowsky, 1908; Soc. Ent. 23 (2): 11 (preocc.), TL: Wiatka; Kasan
septentrionalis Seitz, [1909]; (preocc.)
Pseudoaricia nicias kolosovi, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Aricia nicias septentrionalis ; [BARU, (note)]
Pseudoaricia nicias kolosovi ; [BRU2, 174]

A. n. bittis Fruhstorfer, 1915

S.Urals, Altai, Sayan Aricia nicias bittis ; [BARU, (note)]
Pseudoaricia nicias bittis ; [BRU2, 174]

A. n. borsippa Fruhstorfer, 1915

Transbaikalia Aricia nicias borsippa ; [BARU, (note)]
Pseudoaricia nicias borsippa ; [BRU2, 174]

Aricia teberdina (Sheljuzhko, 1934)

Caucasus. See [About maps] Lycaena teberdina Sheljuzhko, 1934; Zeitschr. Öster. Ent. Ver. 19: 39, TL: Chatipara-Berg, 2200-2300m [Mt. Khatipara, Caucasus Major]
Polyommatus teberdinus ;
Aricia teberdina ; [NEN40]; [BRU2: 174, pl. 68, f. 69-71]

A. t. nahizericus Eckweiler, 1978

Turkey Aricia teberdina nahizericus ; [BRU2, 174]

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References:

[ALBERTA]

University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BARU]

Korshunov, Y. P., Gorbunov, P. Y.; Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia; English translation by Oleg Kosterin; [Dnevnye babochki aziatskoi chasti Rossii. Spravochnik]

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BHL]

The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!

[BHR]

D'Abrera; Butterflies of the Holarctic Region, Part I-III

[BMAT]

Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9

[BOA]

Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[BRU2]

Tuzov (ed.), Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae; Volume 2

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[ESP]

Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254

[Erich Mangl]

http://www.mangl.at

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[Jean Delacre]

http://homepage.mac.com/jdelacre

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Mario Maier]

Europäische Schmetterlinge; e-mail: Mario Maier

[NAB]

Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NEN40]

Zsolt Bálint & Kurt Johnson, 1997; Reformation of the Polyommatus Section with a Taxonomic and Biogeographic Overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini); Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, Band 40.; ISSN 0722-3773; e-mail: Kurt Johnson; and his web site; http://www.edutrek.net/

[NEN46]

Zsolt Bálint, 1999; Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, Band 46

[NL4A]

Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Opler]

Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.

[Pertti Pakkanen]

e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland

[SPL]

Varis, V. (Ed), Ahola, M., Albrecht, A., Jalava, J., Kaila, L., Kerppola, S., Kullberg, J., 1995; Checklist of Finnish Lepidoptera - Suomen perhosten luettelo; Sahlbergia Vol. 2:1-80, 1995; e-mail: Jaakko Kullberg; e-mail: Anders Albrecht; e-mail: Lauri Kaila

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[SZMN]

Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[Tero Piirainen]

Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Abadjiev, 2002

Types of Balkan butterflies in the collection of The Natural History Museum, London Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 3-53

Alberti, 1969

Neue oder bemerkenswerte Lepidoptera-formen aus den Grossen Kaukasus Dt. Ent. Z., N.F, 16: 189-203, 3pls

Alphéraky, 1881

Lépidoptères du district de Kouldjà et des montagnes environnantes. (1-3) Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 16 (3-4): 334-435, pl. 14-15 (1881), 17 (1-2): 15-103, pl. 1-3 (1882), 17 (3-4): 156-227, pl. 8-9 (1883)

Balogh, 1956

Új Lycaenida-faj Magyarországról (Lepidopera) (Eine neue Lycaenide aus Ungarn) Folia ent. hung. 9 (SN): 65-77 (Hungarian)

Barnes & McDunnough, 1919

A new race of Plebeius icarioides from Vancouver Island Can. Ent. 51 (4) : 92-93

Boisduval, 1832

Icones historique des Lépidoptères nouveaux ou peu connus. Collection, avec Figures coloritées, des Papillons d'Europe nouvellement découverts; ouvrage formant le complément de tous les auteurs iconographes Icon. hist. Lépid. Europe 1 (1-2): 1-24, pl. 1-4 (1832), (3-4): 25-40, pl. 5-8 (1832), (5-6): 41-56, pl. 9-12 (1832), (7-8): 57-72, pl. 13-16 (1832), (9-10): 73-104, pl. 17-20 (1833), (11-12): 105-120, pl. 21-24 (1833), (13-14): 121-144, pl. 25-28 (1833), (15-16): 145-160, pl. 29-32 (1833), (17-18): 161-184, pl. 33-36 (1833), (19-20): 185-208, pl. 37-40 (1834), (21-22): 209-224, pl. 41-44 (1834), (23-24): 225-248, pl. 45-47 (1834), (25-28): 249-252 (1834)

Boisduval, 1852

Lépidoptères de la Californie Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 275-324

Boisduval, 1869

Lépidoptères de la Californie Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 5-28,37-94

Burdick, 1942

A new race of Plebeius lupini Bdv. from the Olympic Mountains of Washington (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Can. Ent. 74 (10): 195-196

Christoph, 1877

Sammelergebnisse aus Nordpersion, Krasnowodsk in Turkmenien und dem Daghestan Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (2): 181-192, (3): 197-299, pl. 5-8 (1877)

Courvoisier, 1913

Einige neue oder wenig bekannte Lycaeniden-Formen Ent. Mitt. 2 (10) : 289-297

dos Passos, 1938

Some new subspecies of North American Lycaenidae Can. Ent. 70 (3): 45-48, pl. 2

Westwood, [1851]

The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)

Dyar, 1903

A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723

Eliot, 1973

The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6

Edwards, 1862

Descriptions of certain Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera found within the limits of the United States and of British America. - No. [1]-3 Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 13: 160-164 (1861), 14: 54-58, 221-226 (1862)

Edwards, 1863; Edwards, 1864

Descriptions of certain species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the limits of the United States and British America. (No. 1-3) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (1): 14-22, pl. 1, 11 (1863), (2): 78-82 (1863), (4): 501-507 (1864)

Edwards, 1870

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (1) : 10-22

Edwards, 1870

Descriptions of new North American diurnal Lepidoptera Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 189-196

Edwards, 1871

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (3/4) : 205-216

Eitschberger & Steiniger, 1975

Die geographische variation von Eumedonia eumedon (Esper, 1780) in der Westlichen Palaearktis (Lep. Lycaenidae) Atalanta 6 (1): 84-125

Elwes, 1906

On the Lepidoptera collected by the Officer on the recent Tibet Frontier Commission. Butterflies Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1906 : 479-485 (Butterflies, Elwes), pl. 36, f. 8-15, : 485-496 (Lepidoptera-Phalaenae, Hampson), : 496-498 (Tineina, Durrant)

Esper, 1780

Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil I. Die Tagschmetterlinge. Fortsetzung. Band 2 Die Schmett. Th. I, Bd. 2 (1): 1-36, pl. 51-56 (1780), (2): 37-68, pl. 57-62 (1781), (3): 69-100, pl. 63-68 (1781), (4): 101-124, pl. 69-74 (1781), (5): 125-140, pl. 75-80 (1782), (7): 141-156, pl. 81-82 (1783), (8): 157-172, pl. 83-88 (1783), (9): 173-184, pl. 89-92 (1784), (28): 185-190, pl. 93 (1786)

Evans, 1925

The identification of Indian Butterflies (5-8) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (1): 72-96, (2): 322-351, pl. 26-27, (3): 610-639, pl. 28, (4): 726-776, pl. 29

C. & R. Felder, [1865]

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Forster, 1938

Das System der paläarktischen Polyommatini Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 28 : 97-118

Freyer, 1839

Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur. (33-48) Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 3 : 1-20 (1836), : 21-52 (1837), : 53-124 (1838), : 125-166 (1839)

Gil-T., 2004

Una nueva subespecie de Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) del sur de la Península Ibérica: axarquia ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Boln. S.E.A. n° 34 (2004): 49-54

Godman & Salvin, [1887]; Godman & Salvin, [1901]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112

Graves, 1923

Two new Lycaenid subspecies from the Lebanon Entomologist 56: 154-157

Grum-Grshimailo, 1885

Bericht über meine Reise in das Alai Gebiet (Correspondenz) in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 2 : 212-247

Grum-Grshimailo, 1888

Novae species et varietates Rhopalocerum e Pamir Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 22 (3-4) : 303-307

Grum-Grshimailo, 1890

Le Pamir et sa faune lépidoptérologique in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4 : 1-576, pl. A,1-21

Hemming, 1932

New and rare Syrian butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) Stylops 1: 12-14, pl. 1

Huang, 2001

Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152

Hübner, [1819]

Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. I. Papiliones - Falter ("Erste Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : 3-74, : pl. 1-88, f. 1-446 (1799-1800), : pl. 89-96, f. 447-490 (1800-1803), : pl. 97-114, f. 491-588 (1803-1804), : pl. 115-119, f. 589-612 (1805), : pl. 120-124, f. 613-636 (1805-1806), : pl. 125-128, f. 637-652 (1806-1808), : pl. 129-144, f. 653-727 (1808-1813), : pl. 145-147, f. 728-741 (1814-1816), : pl. 148-150, f. 742-756 (1816-1817), : pl. 151, f. 757-762 (1818-1819), : pl. 152-154, f. 757-774 (1819-1822), : pl. 155, f. 775-778 (1822-1823), : pl. 156-161, f. 779-806 (1823), : pl. 162-175, f. 807-874 (1823-1824), : pl. 176, f. 869-874 (1824-1825), : pl. 177-181, f. 875-895 (1825-1826), : pl. 182-187, f. 896-981 (1827-1828), : pl. 188-195, f. 922-968 (1828-1832), : pl. 196, f. 969-974 (1832-1833), : pl. 197-201, f. 975-997 (1834-1836), : pl. 202-203, f. 998-1009 (1836-1838), : pl. 204-207, f. 1010-1029 (1837-1838)

Jachontov, 1909

[Observation sur les Lépidoptères-Rhopalocères de la Russie centrale] Revue Russe Ent. 9 : 249-254 (russian)

Kames, 1969

A. artaxerxes ssp. nov. hercynica Aricia studies No. 11 (Aarhus Denmark): 107-119

Krulikowsky, 1908

Einige neue Varietäten und Aberrationen der Lepidopteren des östlichen Russlands Soc. Ent. 23 (1): 2-3, (2): 11-12, (3): 18

Meigen, 1829

Systematische Beschreibung der europäischen Schmetterlinge; mit Abbildungen auf Steintafeln Syst. Beschr. eur. Schmett. 2: VI+212, pl. 43-80 (?1829-1830)

Moore, 1865

List of diurnal Lepidoptera collected by Capt. A.M. Lang in the N. W. Himalayas Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2) : 486-509, pl. 30-31

Murray, 1874

Descriptions of some new species belonging to the genus Lycaena Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 22 (4) : 523-529, pl. 10

Oberthür, 1910

Notes pour servir à établir la Faune Française et Algérienne des Lépidoptères Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 15-691, pl. 35-58

Oberthür, 1915

Faune des Lépidoptères de la Barbarie, Algerie Étud. Lépid. Comp. 10 : 1-459, pl. 276-277,277bis,278-315

Pfeiffer, 1937

Notizen über persische Lycaenidae (Lepid.) Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 27 (1): 31-36

Ribbe, 1910

Beiträge zur einer Lepidopteren-Fauna von Andalusien Dt. ent. Z. Iris 23 (1 Beiheft): 1-96 (1909), (2 Beiheft): 97-228 (1910), (3/4 Beiheft): 229-395 (1912)

Sheljuzhko, 1934

Neue Lepidopteren aus dem Nordkaukasus Zeitschr. Öster. Ent. Ver. 19: 30-32, 39-40

Skinner, 1902

New Species of Rhopalocera Ent. News 13 (1) : 15

Spangberg, 1876

Ueber drei im hohen Norden vorkommende Arten der Schmetterlingsgattung Cupido (Schrank) Stettin Ent. Ztg 37 (1-3) : 91-93

Staudinger, 1892

Lepidopteren aus Tunis Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 277-300

Staudinger, 1892

Die Macrolepidopteren des Amurgebiets. I. Theil. Rhopalocera, Sphinges, Bombyces, Noctuae in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 6 : 83-658, pl. 4-14

Staudinger, 1899

Ueber Lepidoptereren aus dem östlichsten Thian Schan-Gebiet Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (2): 331-351 (1900)

Tytler, 1926

Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from India and Burma (2) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3) : 578-590, pl. 1 [?], 2-3, 5

Verity, 1938

Supplement to the "Butterfly races and Zygaenae of Macedonia" Ent. Rec. J. Var. 50 (Suppl.) (9): (5) - (8)

Zeller, 1847

Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise Nach Italien und Sicilien Beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten Isis von Oken 1847 (2): 121-159, (3): 213-233, (4): 284-308, (6): 401-457, (7): 482-522, (8): 561-594, (9): 641-673, (10): 721-771, (11): 801-859, (12): 881-914

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.