Spialia phlomidis

Spialia phlomidis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Spialia
Species:	S. phlomidis
Binomial name
Spialia phlomidis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
Hesperia phlomidis Herrich-Schäffer, 1845 Syricthus eupator Hemming, 1932 Syrichtus jason Oberthür, 1912 Spialia phlomidis kiki Higgins, 1974

The Persian Skipper (Spialia phlomidis) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Albania, Macedonia, Greece, southern Russia, Asia Minor and Iran. The habitat consists of dry steppe habitats at moderate elevations.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation.

The larvae feed on Convolvulus libanotica.

Subspecies

• Spialia phlomidis phlomidis (Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, southern Russia, Iran, Alai)
• Spialia phlomidis hermona Evans, 1956 (Lebanon)

External links

• All butterflies of Europe
• European Butterflies and Moths
• Lepiforum.de

References

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