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Satyrium pruni (Linnaeus, 1758)
New
Range: Temperate Eurasia.
Distribution in Bulgaria: Local in mountains and their foothills between ca. 300 and 1200 m a.s.l.
Habitat: Bushy places at forest margins.
Bionomics: One generation from May till July. Larval host-plant: Prunus spinosa (Rosaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997).
Conservation status: A very poorly known species in Bulgaria, perhaps due not to actual rarity but rather to its cryptic way of life. Its distribution and population dynamics merit research. IUCN category: Data Deficient.
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