Spialia phlomidis

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

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
Synonyms
  • Hesperia phlomidis Herrich-Schäffer, 1845
  • Syricthus eupator Hemming, 1932
  • Syrichtus jason Oberthür, 1912
  • Spialia phlomidis kiki Higgins, 1974

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)

References
  1. Spialia, funet.fi
  2. Russian Insects


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