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==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
As a result of studies of [[molecular phylogenetics]], numerous species that were included in ''Plebejus'' by some authors at the beginning of the 21st century have now been moved to separate genera again. These species may be found in ''[[Afarsia]]'', ''[[Alpherakya]]'', ''[[Agriades]]'', ''[[Aricia (genus)|Aricia]]'', ''[[Eumedonia]]'', ''[[Icaricia]]'', ''[[Kretania]]'', ''[[Maurus (butterfly)|Maurus]]'', ''[[Pamiria]]'', ''[[Patricius (butterfly)|Patricius]]'', ''[[Plebejidea]]'', ''[[Plebulina]]'', and ''[[Rueckbeilia]]''.
As a result of studies of [[molecular phylogenetics]], numerous species that were included in ''Plebejus'' by some authors at the beginning of the 21st century have now been moved to separate genera again. These species may be found in ''[[Afarsia]]'', ''[[Alpherakya]]'', ''[[Agriades]]'', ''[[Aricia (butterfly)|Aricia]]'', ''[[Eumedonia]]'', ''[[Icaricia]]'', ''[[Kretania]]'', ''[[Maurus (butterfly)|Maurus]]'', ''[[Pamiria]]'', ''[[Patricius (butterfly)|Patricius]]'', ''[[Plebejidea]]'', ''[[Plebulina]]'', and ''[[Rueckbeilia]]''.


==Species==
==Species==
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* ''[[Plebejus baldur]]'' <small>(Hemming, 1934)</small> Kurdistan, Levant
* ''[[Plebejus baldur]]'' <small>(Hemming, 1934)</small> Kurdistan, Levant
* ''[[Plebejus bellieri]]'' <small>(Oberthür, 1910)</small> Corsica
* ''[[Plebejus bellieri]]'' <small>(Oberthür, 1910)</small> Corsica
* ''[[Plebejus argiva]]'' <small>(Staudinger, 1886)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus argiva]]'' <small>(Staudinger, 1886)</small> Kazakhstan, Alai
* ''[[Plebejus christophi]]'' <small>(Staudinger, 1874)</small> &ndash; small jewel blue
* ''[[Plebejus christophi]]'' <small>(Staudinger, 1874)</small> &ndash; small jewel blue
* ''[[Plebejus anikini]]'' <small>Yakovlev, 2012</small>
* ''[[Plebejus anikini]]'' <small>Yakovlev, 2012</small> Mongolia
* ''[[Plebejus germani]]'' <small>Yakovlev, 2012</small>
* ''[[Plebejus germani]]'' <small>Yakovlev, 2012</small> Mongolia
* ''[[Plebejus roxane]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1887)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus roxane]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1887)</small> Tajikistan, Afghanistan
* ''[[Plebejus idas]]'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small> &ndash; Idas blue or northern blue
* ''[[Plebejus idas]]'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small> &ndash; Idas blue or northern blue
* ''[[Plebejus ganssuensis]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus ganssuensis]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)</small> Kuku-Noor, China
* ''[[Plebejus nushibi]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2000</small>
* ''[[Plebejus nushibi]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2000</small> Kazakhstan
* ''[[Plebejus calliopis]]'' <small>(Boisduval, 1832)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus calliopis]]'' <small>(Boisduval, 1832)</small> Alps, boreal Europe and Transcaucasia to Russian Far East and Kamchatka
* ''[[Plebejus anna]]'' <small>(Edwards, 1861)</small> &ndash; Anna's blue
* ''[[Plebejus anna]]'' <small>(Edwards, 1861)</small> &ndash; Anna's blue
* ''[[Plebejus melissa]]'' <small>(Edwards, 1873)</small> &ndash; Melissa blue or orange-bordered blue
* ''[[Plebejus melissa]]'' <small>(Edwards, 1873)</small> &ndash; Melissa blue or orange-bordered blue
* ''[[Plebejus fridayi]]'' <small>(Chermock, 1945)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus fridayi]]'' <small>(Chermock, 1945)</small> Oregon
* ''[[Plebejus nevadensis]]'' <small>(Oberthür, 1910)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus nevadensis]]'' <small>(Oberthür, 1910)</small> Iberia
* ''[[Plebejus tomyris]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus tomyris]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)</small> Amur
* ''[[Plebejus samudra]]'' <small>(Moore, [1875])</small>
* ''[[Plebejus samudra]]'' <small>(Moore, [1875])</small> Northwest India, Hindu Kush
* ''[[Plebejus rogneda]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus rogneda]]'' <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)</small> Kashgar, Darvaz, Pamirs, Transalai
* ''[[Plebejus subsolanus]]'' <small>(Eversmann, 1851)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus subsolanus]]'' <small>(Eversmann, 1851)</small> Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri, Mongolia, Korea, Japan.
* ''[[Plebejus iburiensis]]'' <small>(Butler, [1882])</small>
* ''[[Plebejus iburiensis]]'' <small>(Butler, [1882])</small> Japan
* ''[[Plebejus cleobis]]'' <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus cleobis]]'' <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small> Siberia, Altai, Transbaikalia, Russian Far East, Amur, Ussuri, Japan


Ungrouped:
Ungrouped:
* ''[[Plebejus sharga]]'' <small>Churkin, 2004</small>
* ''[[Plebejus sharga]]'' <small>Churkin, 2004</small> Mongolia
* ''[[Plebejus shuroabadica]]'' <small>(Shchetkin, 1963)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus shuroabadica]]'' <small>(Shchetkin, 1963)</small> Tajikistan
* ''[[Plebejus dzhizaki]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2000</small>
* ''[[Plebejus dzhizaki]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2000</small> Uzbekistan
* ''[[Plebejus bergi]]'' <small>Kusnezov, 1908</small>
* ''[[Plebejus bergi]]'' <small>Kusnezov, 1908</small> Kazakhstan
* ''[[Plebejus noah]]'' <small>(Herz, 1900)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus noah]]'' <small>(Herz, 1900)</small> Turan
* ''[[Plebejus qinghaiensis]]'' <small>(Murayama, 1992)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus qinghaiensis]]'' <small>(Murayama, 1992)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus hishikawai]]'' <small>(Yoshino, 2003)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus hishikawai]]'' <small>(Yoshino, 2003)</small> Tibet
* ''[[Plebejus callaghani]]'' <small>Carbonell & Naderi, 2007</small>
* ''[[Plebejus callaghani]]'' <small>Carbonell & Naderi, 2007</small> Iran
* ''[[Plebejus choltagi]]'' <small>(Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus choltagi]]'' <small>(Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus fyodor]]'' <small>Hsu, Bálint & Johnson, 2000</small>
* ''[[Plebejus fyodor]]'' <small>Hsu, Bálint & Johnson, 2000</small>
* ''[[Plebejus maidantagi]]'' <small>Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001</small>
* ''[[Plebejus maidantagi]]'' <small>Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001</small>
* ''[[Plebejus tillo]]'' <small>Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001</small>
* ''[[Plebejus tillo]]'' <small>Zhdanko & Churkin, 2001</small>
* ''[[Plebejus churkini]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2001</small>
* ''[[Plebejus churkini]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2001</small> Tian-Shan
* ''[[Plebejus exterius]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2001</small>
* ''[[Plebejus exterius]]'' <small>Zhdanko, 2001</small> Tian-Shan
* ''[[Plebejus zhdankoi]]'' <small>Churkin, 2002</small>
* ''[[Plebejus zhdankoi]]'' <small>Churkin, 2002</small> Tian-Shan
* ''[[Plebejus mellarius]]'' <small>Churkin & Zhdanko, 2008</small>
* ''[[Plebejus mellarius]]'' <small>Churkin & Zhdanko, 2008</small> Kyrgyzstan
* ''[[Plebejus arpa]]'' <small>(Churkin & Pletnev, 2012)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus arpa]]'' <small>(Churkin & Pletnev, 2012)</small> Kyrgyzstan
* ''[[Plebejus aleremiticus]]'' <small>(Churkin & Pletnev, 2012)</small>
* ''[[Plebejus aleremiticus]]'' <small>(Churkin & Pletnev, 2012)</small> Tajikistan


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:16, 4 October 2023

Plebejus
Plebejus argus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Plebejus
Kluk, 1780
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycaeides Hübner, [1819]
  • Lycoena Nicholl, 1901
  • Plebeius Kluk, 1780 (lapsus)
  • Rusticus Hübner, 1806 (suppressed)

Plebejus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.

Taxonomy

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As a result of studies of molecular phylogenetics, numerous species that were included in Plebejus by some authors at the beginning of the 21st century have now been moved to separate genera again. These species may be found in Afarsia, Alpherakya, Agriades, Aricia, Eumedonia, Icaricia, Kretania, Maurus, Pamiria, Patricius, Plebejidea, Plebulina, and Rueckbeilia.

Species

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Species include:[1]

The ardis species-group:

The argus species-group:

The idas species-group (a.k.a. subgenus Lycaeides):

Ungrouped:

References

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  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Plebejus Kluk, 1780". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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