Black Hairstreak

Satyrium pruni

About

The black hairstreak has one of the most restricted ranges of any UK butterfly, confined to ancient blackthorn scrub in the East Midlands between Oxford and Peterborough.

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Quick Facts

Category: Insect
Latin name: Satyrium pruni
IUCN Status: NT — Near Threatened
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Conservation Status: NT

Near Threatened — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.