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Blue Spot Hairstreak

Satyrium spini

sa-TI-ree-um SPY-neye

Checklist Number
B45

Blue Spot Hairstreak

Satyrium spini

sa-TI-ree-um SPY-neye

Checklist Number
B45


As described in Barrett (1893), early writers referred to this species as British, and also referred to a single specimen of spini that was caught by a Mr. J. Sparshall in Norfolk. A specimen labelled spini in his collection was subsequently found to be of a different species from North America.

This species was first defined in Denis & Schiffermüller (1775) as shown here.