Satyrium myrtale

Satyrium myrtale, the Rebel's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Rebel's hairstreak
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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