Ilex Hairstreak

Satyrium ilicis has a wingspan of 32–36 mm. The basic color of the wings is brownish. In the females the upperside of the forewings usually shows large patches of orange, while on the underside of the hindwings there are orange black bordered lunules. A series of irregular broken white markings are present on the underside of the forewings and hindwings. On the hindwings are present two short tails. Larvae are pale green, about 2 cm long.

This species is present in Southern and Central Europe, in Asia Minor, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Lebanon, in South Western Siberia, and Southern Urals. It inhabits woods up to 1600 m in elevation.