Cyaniris

Cyaniris
Cyaniris semiargus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Cyaniris
Dalman, 1816
Synonyms
  • Nomiades Hübner, [1819]
  • Glaucolinea Wang & Rehn, 1999

Cyaniris is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Recent molecular studies have determined that Cyaniris is a different genus from Polyommatus, where it has been included for several years.