Satyrium prunoides is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri), Mongolia, north-eastern China and Korea.[2]
| Satyrium prunoides | |
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| 73d in Adalbert Seitz' Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. prunoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium prunoides (Staudinger, 1887)[1]
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The larvae feed on Spiraea species (including Spiraea media).
Description from Seitz
editT. prunoides Stgr. (73 d). Smaller than pruni the male above usually quite unicolorous, without any anal red. The white line on the hindwing beneath more distinct, straighter and at the costa a little nearer the base, male without scent-spot. — from the Altai eastward, in Amurland, Corea and probably also Japan [3]
References
edit- ^ Staudinger, 1887 Neue Arten und Varietäten von Lepidopteren aus dem Amur-Gebiete in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 3: 126-232, pl. 6-12, 16-17
- ^ Savela, Markku (March 21, 2019). "Satyrium prunoides (Staudinger, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
- "Satyrium prunoides (Staudinger, 1887)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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