Family | Hesperiidae |
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Subfamily | Pyrginae |
Genus | Spialia |
Species | phlomidis |
Authority | (Herrich-Schäffer, 1845) |
English Name | Persian Skipper |
European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
Habitats Directive | |
Bern Convention | |
CITES |
The Persian Skipper occurs on dry grasslands, on dry scrub, in rocky places and at woodland edges. On hot days males and females congregate on dump ground where they are easy to spot. Although the larval foodplant is not known for certain, probably various bindweeds (Convolvulus spp.) are used. Also, it is not clear how many broods it has a year, but it is probably two.
Albania / Bulgaria / Greece / Greece: Mainland / North Macedonia / Serbia / Serbia: Serbia / Serbia: Kosovo / European Türkiye (Possibly Present) /