Seq # 460050040

Satyrium spini (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Oct. 14, 2024, 2:50 p.m.


A local and very rare species in the southern part of Belgium. Critically endangered!


Details

Classification
Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Theclinae > Tribus: Eumaeini > Genus: Satyrium > Species: Satyrium spini
Vernacular names
Wegedoornpage (NL), Blue-spot Hairstreak (EN), Thècle des nerpruns (FR), Kreuzdorn-Zipfelfalter (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 16 (as Polyommatus Spini). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as egg.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from early June till end of July.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Rhamnus

The larva lives on Rhamnus catharticus.

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