Satyrium prunoides

Satyrium prunoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species: S. prunoides
Binomial name
Satyrium prunoides
(Staudinger, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Thecla prunoides Staudinger, 1887
  • Thecla fulva Fixsen, 1887
  • Thecla fulvofenestrata Fixsen, 1887

Satyrium prunoides is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri), Mongolia, north-eastern China and Korea.[1]

The larvae feed on Spiraea species (including Spiraea media).

References

  1. ↑ Satyrium at funet


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