Satyrium spini (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 15, 2022, 9:51 a.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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
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. Hibernates as egg.
No pictures yet!
