Spialia phlomidis

Spialia phlomidis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Spialia
Species:	S. phlomidis
Binomial name
	Spialia phlomidis; (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845)
Synonyms
	Hesperia phlomidis Herrich-Schäffer, 1845; Syricthus eupator Hemming, 1932; Syrichtus jason Oberthür, 1912; Spialia phlomidis kiki Higgins, 1974;

Spialia phlomidis, the Persian skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Albania, 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.

Subspecies

Spialia phlomidis phlomidis (Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, southern Russia, Iran, Alai)
Spialia phlomidis hermona Evans, 1956 (Lebanon)

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