Spialia phlomidis
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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.
The larvae feed on Convolvulus libanotica.
Subspecies
- Spialia phlomidis phlomidis (Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, southern Russia, Iran, Alai)
- Spialia phlomidis hermona Evans, 1956 (Lebanon)
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