''Satyrium spini'', the blue spot hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae."''Satyrium'' Scudder, 1876"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Subspecies

Subspecies include: * ''Satyrium spini spini'' – (Southern and Central Europe) * ''Satyrium spini melantho'' (Klug, 1834) – (Caucasus, Armenia, Talysh Mountains, Kopet-Dagh)

Distribution

The blue spot hairstreak lives in southern and middle Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Turkey) up to approximately 54th parallel north, 54° N. It is also found in Asia Minor, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, South Urals. It is not found in the northwest of France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Estonia or Latvia. It is also not found in large parts of Italy and on most Mediterranean islands. It inhabits open shrubby places, grassy areas, mountain meadows and woodland clearings, from low levels to about 2000 m.Matt Rowling
Euro Butterflies
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Description

''Satyrium spini'' has frontwings reaching in males, in females. The basic color of the upperside of the wings is brownish, while the underside is yellowish-beige. In the females the upperside of the hindwings usually shows brownish-orange spots on the edge. The underside of the hindwings has a large blue spot and a few orange black bordered spots. The underside of forewings and hindwinhs is crossed by a bright white transverse line. Hind wings have short tails. (MHNT) Satyrium spini - Mladkov, Ceska Republika - male dorsal.jpg , ''Satyrium spini'' ♂ (MHNT) Satyrium spini - Mladkov, Ceska Republika - male ventral.jpg , ''Satyrium spini'' ♂ △ SpiniSchiffermullerMFACC1711

Biology

It is a Voltinism, univoltine species. Adults fly from late May to early August, depending on location. Caterpillars feed on ''Rhamnus (genus), Rhamnus'', ''Prunus'', ''Frangula alnus'', ''Frangula daurica'', ''Sorbus'' and ''Malus''.

References

External links

* Paolo Mazzei, Daniel Morel, Raniero Panfil
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepiforum

Satyrium (butterfly) Butterflies of Europe Butterflies described in 1775 Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller {{Eumaeini-stub