Rebel’s Hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Satyrium |
Species: | S. myrtale |
Binomial name | |
Satyrium myrtale (Klug, 1834) |
The Rebel’s Hairstreak (Satyrium myrtale) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
The undersides of the wings are pale blue without an obvious pattern, except for a pale white band.
The range of this species is limited to Turkey and the northern part of the Middle East. The range of the subspecies Satyrium myrtale armenum is limited to eastern Anatolia.