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

Spialia phlomidis, the Persian skipper, 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

References

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