Kretania


Kretania is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:
The eurypilus species-group:Kretania csomai Kretania eurypilus - eastern brown argusKretania iranica Kretania psylorita - Cretan argusKretania zamotajlovi Shchurov & Lukhtanov, 2001
The pylaon species-group:Kretania allardii Kretania beani Kretania hesperica Kretania klausrosei Kretania martini - Martin's blueKretania modica Kretania nicholli Kretania patriarcha Kretania philbyi Kretania pylaon - zephyr blueKretania sephirus Kretania stekolnikovi Stradomsky & Tikhonov, 2015Kretania trappi Kretania usbekus Kretania zephyrinus
The alcedo species-group:
  • ''Kretania alcedo''

Taxonomy

Kretania used to be often included in Polyommatus or in Plebejus, but molecular studies have led to reinstate it as a valid genus, now also encompassing species formerly included in Plebejides, and K. alcedo.