Coenonympha hero
Coenonympha hero | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Coenonympha |
Species: | C. hero
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Binomial name | |
Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761
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Coenonympha hero, the scarce heath, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in Central Europe, Northern Europe and North Asia. It resembles Coenonympha arcania.
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The butterflies fly in one generation from May to July.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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Categories:
- Coenonympha
- Butterflies of Europe
- Butterflies described in 1761
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Satyrini stubs