Satyrium latior is a butterfly of the subfamily Lycaeninae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri), northern China and Korea.[2]

Satyrium latior
72h in Adalbert Seitz' Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. latior
Binomial name
Satyrium latior
(Fixsen, 1887) [1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla spini var. latior Fixsen, 1887
  • Tuttiola latior

The larvae feed on Rhamnus davurica, Rhamnus ussuriensis and Armeniaca sibirica.

Description from Seitz

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latior Fixs. (72 h) is one-third larger [than spini], with the colour darker and more intense, the scaling being so dense that the scent-patch of the male is hardly visible; from the Amur, Corea, and North China.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fixsen, 1887 Lepidoptera aus Korea in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 3: 233-356, pl. 13-15
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (March 21, 2019). "Satyrium latior (Fixsen, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.