Satyrium myrtale
Satyrium myrtale, the Rebel's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
| Rebel's hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. myrtale |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium myrtale (Klug, 1834) | |
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 Satyrium myrtale armenum is limited to eastern Anatolia.
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