lepidoptera.online © 2017 Adriaan van Os - Butterflies and Moths of South-West Europe
Diurna,
Lycaenidae,
Theclinae
• False Ilex Hairstreak - Satyrium esculi
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photo B047815, © Adriaan van Os, Montferrer 29-06-2018, altitude 1000 m, Satyrium esculi
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Satyrium esculi (False Ilex Hairstreak) is difficult to distinguish from Satyrium ilicis (Ilex Hairstreak).
The species also resembles Satyrium acaciae (Sloe Hairstreak).
Also see
butterfliesoffrance.com,
pyrgus.de,
the GfS distribution map and
lepiforum.de