Polyommatus | |
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Polyommatus bellargus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: |
Polyommatus Latreille, 1804 |
Polyommatus is a diverse genus of butterflies. The species are found in the Palearctic realm. Recent molecular studies have demonstrated that Cyaniris and Lysandra are different from Polyommatus, where they had been included.