Coenonympha saadi

Saadi heath
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Coenonympha
Species:	C. saadi
Binomial name
	Coenonympha saadi; Kollar, 1849
Synonyms
	Coenonympha mesopotamica Heyne, [1894];

Coenonympha saadi, the Saadi heath is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species is distributed in Transcaucasia, Iran, Iraq, and south-eastern Turkey.^[1]

Its flight period lasts from early May to late June, sometimes to early July in single generation.

The species inhabits arid sparse woodlands, desert and semi-desert areas. Host plants are Poa annua and other grasses.

Subspecies[]

"Coenonympha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms