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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Satyrium (Strymonidia) w-album
Satyrium w-album(Knoch, 1782)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Theclinae
  3. Eumaeini
  4. Satyrium
  5. Strymonidia
  6.  w-album
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TL: Germany, Leipzig   (2200 m.)

Habitat

  • Deciduous forest edges
  • Deciduous wet forests
  • Forest paths
  • Glades

Similar species

  • Satyrium (Strymonidia) pruni
  • Satyrium (Strymonidia) spini
MU
FU

30-32 mm

MD
FD
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMarroneta de l'om
    ČeskyOstruháček jilmový
    DanskDet hvide W
    DeutschUlmen-Zipfelfalter
    Eesti keelJalaka-kannustiib
    EnglishWhite-letter Hairstreak
    EspañolRabicorta W-Blanca
    FrançaisThécla de l'orme
    FrançaisThècle de l'orme
    HrvatskiBrijestov repić
    ItalianoTecla w-bianco
    LatviešuGobu astainītis
    LietuviųGuobinis uodeguotis
    MagyarW-betűs farkincás-boglárka
    NederlandsIepenpage
    NorskAlmestjertvinge
    PolskiOgończyk wiązowiec
    ShqipBishtakja e vidhit
    SlovenčinaOstrôžkár brestový
    SlovenščinaBeločrti repkar
    SrpskiVeve repkar
    SuomeksiJalavanopsasiipi
    SvenskaAlmsnabbvinge
    TürkçeKaraađaç Sevbenisi
    ΕλληνικάΘέκλα της φτελιάς
    РусскийХвостатка вязовая
    УкраїнськаХвостюшок w-біле
    ქართულითელის კუდალა
    中文离纹洒灰蝶
    日本語カラスシジミ
    한국어까마귀부전나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    UlmaceaeUlmus glabraWych Elm
    UlmaceaeUlmus laevisEuropean White Elm
    UlmaceaeUlmus minorField Elm
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    MalvaceaeTiliaLime
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Fixsenia w-albumKnoch, 1782
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Satyrium (Strymonidia) w-album fentoni(Butler, [1882])
    Satyrium (Strymonidia) w-album sutchaniTutt, 1907
    Satyrium (Strymonidia) w-album w-album(Knoch, 1782)
  • Satyrium (Strymonidia) w-album is a member of the clade Satyrium nordmannia:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Satyrium guichardi(Higgins, 1965)
    Satyrium thalia(Leech, [1889])
    Satyrium (Fixsenia) runides(Zhdanko, 1990)
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) abdominalis(Gerhard, [1850])
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) acaciae(Fabricius, 1787)
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) esculi(Hübner, 1804)
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) eximium(Fixsen, 1887)
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) herzi(Fixsen, 1887)
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) ilicis(Esper, [1779])
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) latior(Fixsen, 1887)
    Satyrium (Nordmannia) myrtale(Klug, 1834)
    Satyrium (Strymonidia) pruni(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Satyrium (Strymonidia) prunoides(Staudinger, 1887)
    Satyrium (Strymonidia) spini(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Satyrium (Strymonidia) w-album(Knoch, 1782)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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