Satyrium abdominalis

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Gerhard’s Black Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species: S. Abdominalis
Binomial name
Satyrium abdominalis
(Gerhard, 1850)

The Gerhard’s Black Hairstreak (Satyrium abdominalis) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

[edit] Appearance, behaviour and distribution

The Gerhard’s Black Hairstreak is not seen in Europe, but is a common species in Turkey.

[edit] Life cycle and foodplants

The Gerhard’s Black Hairstreak prefers Bushy rocky slopes and ravines.