Satyrium acaciae
Small Sloe Hairstreak ( Satyrium acaciae )
The Little Sloe Hairstreak ( Satyrium acaciae ), also called Krüppelschlehen - Hairstreak or acacia Hairstreak is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of the Lycaenidae ( Lycaenidae ).
Description
The name comes from the old name of the blackthorn as a "real Acacia", with the species now known as acacia, the moths do nothing. Upper hand, the wings are dark gray-brown with faint orange spots in Analwinkel. The female is larger than the male, the orange spots are more pronounced. On the gray-brown wing underside a white, dashed line falls on the Postdiskalregion, as well as an outgoing upward orange Submarginalbinde, in which can be seen below the eponymous pterygoid process, the " tip ", a small silver stain. In the Diskal and basal region, there are no points or drawing, but only a faint light gray squamation. The Little Sloe Hairstreak can be confused with other tip moths, but the differences are clear, leaving a photographic proof to.
Flight time
Satyrium acaciae is einbrütig, ie it produces only one generation, the flies from June to July.
Habitat
Dry to very dry, warm sites with abundant deposits of Krüppelschlehen. The species often occurs together with the Scarce Swallowtail ( Iphiclides podalirius ) and has similar claims. Especially fresh verbuschende Magerrasen be colonized.
Way of life
The food plant is the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). The eggs overwinter with After wool covered in the forks of branches. The caterpillar eats the leaves and usually sits on the bottom. With the fall of the petals she grows up. With the release of the spring leaves to pupate the caterpillar. The moths suck especially to white flowers, such as yarrow at (Achillea spp.) And Thymianen (Thymus spp.).
Dissemination
Satyrium acaciae is spread from Spain to southern Russia. To the north, the species is found to 49 °, in Germany and Poland to 51 ° N. In places, the species is endangered because the damage caused by grazing habitats overgrown with bushes or be reforested.