Underart; Satyrium ledereri ssp. christianae (Olivier, 1989). Samos, Grækenland.

Udbredelse: Transkaukasien, Lilleasien, Anatolien, Palæstina og den græske ø Samos.

Orange banded hairstreak, Satyrium ledereri (Boisduval, 1848).
Arten kendes kun fra Samos i Europa (ssp. christianae (Olivier, 1989). Karvounis-bjerget og Kerketefs, Samos.

Hedder på dansk: Samos Busksommerfugl. På polsk: Ogonczyk Lederera.
På nederlandsk: Duizendknooppage. På fransk: Thécla du Caucase.
På tyrkisk: Küçük Benekli Sevbeni. På engelsk: Orange-banded Hairstreak.

Identifikation og lignende arter: Der er ingen andre lignende arter i Europa.
Lignende arter i Tyrkiet og Armenien:
Hyrkansk Busksommerfugl/Hyrcanian hairstreak, Satyrium hyrcanicum (Riley, 1939) forekommer i Tyrkiet, Armenien, Iran og længere mod øst.

EuroButterflies
by Matt Rowlings copyright © 2003-2024

In 2018 we revisited the island and were very happy to find the butterfly on Mt. Karvounis which is much more accessible (but still not easy) than Mt. Kerketefs.

Habitat & Behaviour: Sparsely vegetated, windswept, exposed mountain tops. Flies low over the ground.

Butterflies & Moths of Palaearctic Regions
by Heiner Ziegler

Satyrium ledereri (Boisduval, 1848).

Satyrium hyrcanica (Riley, 1939).

Distribution and biological peculiarities in Armenia:
The species distributed in Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Anatolia, Palestine, and Samos, and is monotypic throughout the range.
Larva feeds on Atraphaxis daghestanica and A. spinosa. In Armenia the species inhabits dry zone of South-western, Southern, and South-eastern parts of the country, occupying various semi-desert, juni per woodland, and dry mountain steppe habitats in the range of 400 to 1200 m a.s.l. (in some specific sites - up to 1400 m a.s.l.)
The butterflies are on wing from mid April (in South-eastern Armenia) until late May (in Southern Armenia at higher elevation) in single generation. While South-eastern population is mostly equipped with the "tails" on hindwing, the populations of Southern Armenia lack those.

Reference: Butterflies Conservation Armenia

Türkiye'nin Kelebekleri by Tüm Haklari Saklidir (Butterflies from Turkey).
Ana Sayfa »Türler » Lycaenidae » Satyrium ledereri (Küçük Benekli Sevbeni).

Distribution and biological peculiarities in Armenia:
The range of this species is limited to mountainous areas in the Trancaucasia, Turkey, Kopet Dagh, Ghissar, Western Pamirs, Iran, and Afghanistan. Armenia is inhabited by S.h. cyri (Nekrutenko, 1978).
In Armenia the larval host plant is Atraphaxis spinosa.
Hyrcanian Hairstreak inhabits dry areas of South-western, Southern, and South-eastern parts of the country.
The main habitat lays between 400 and 1200 m a.s.l., where the species occupies semi-deserts, juniper woodlands, and dry mountain steppes.
Depending on elevation the butterflies are on wing from late April until late May, sometimes even until early June in single generation.

Reference: Butterflies Conservation Armenia

Türkiye'nin Kelebekleri by Tüm Haklari Saklidir (Butterflies from Turkey).
Ana Sayfa »Türler » Lycaenidae » Satyrium hyrcanicum (Büyük Benekli Sevbeni).

Findes i tørre krat, med åbne lysninger hvor der er plads til en urterig bevoksning.
Flyver i juni - august.
Larven lever på Cerasus microcarpa.
Udbredelse: Tyrkiet, Armenien, Georgien, og langs Kaukasus til Iran. 
Har tidligere på dansk heddet: Gerhard's Slåensommerfugl.
Hedder på engelsk: Gerhard's Black Hairstreak.