Spialia phlomidis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Spialia |
| Species: | S. phlomidis
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| Spialia phlomidis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)[1]
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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]
The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation.
The larvae feed on .
Subspecies[]
- Spialia phlomidis phlomidis (Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, southern Russia, Iran, Alai)
- Spialia phlomidis hermona Evans, 1956 (Lebanon)
References[]
- ^ Spialia, funet.fi
- ^ Russian Insects
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