Satyrium prunoides
| Satyrium prunoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. prunoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium prunoides (Staudinger, 1887) | |
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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).
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