Satyrium myrtale

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Rebel's hairstreak
Satyrium myrtale 1.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. myrtale
Binomial name
Satyrium myrtale
(Klug, 1834)

Satyrium myrtale, the Rebel's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Appearance and distribution[]

The undersides of the wings are pale blue without an obvious pattern, except for a pale white band.

The range of this species is limited to Turkey and the northern part of the Middle East. The range of the subspecies is limited to eastern Anatolia.

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