Biology:Coenonympha california

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Coenonympha california
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species:
C. california
Binomial name
Coenonympha california
Westwood, 1851

Coenonympha california, also known as the California ringlet or common ringlet, is a species of butterfly native to North America.[1][2] Although it has previously been considered a subspecies of Coenonympha tullia, genetic testing suggests it is a separate species.[3] Larvae feed on grasses.[4]

Taxonomy

Coenonympha california contains the following subspecies:

  • Coenonympha california mcisaaci[2]
  • Coenonympha california galactinus[2]
  • Coenonympha california benjamini[2]
  • Coenonympha california mackenziei[2]
  • Coenonympha california yontocket[2]
  • Coenonympha california eryngii[2]
  • Coenonympha california eunomia[2]
  • Coenonympha california columbiana[2]
  • Coenonympha california mono[2]
  • Coenonympha california elko[2]
  • Coenonympha california pseudobrenda[2]
  • Coenonympha california subfusca[2]
  • Coenonympha california furcae[2]
  • Coenonympha california nipisiquit[2]
  • Coenonympha california ampelos[2]
  • Coenonympha california ochracea[2]
  • Coenonympha california insulana[2]
  • Coenonympha california inornata[2]
  • Coenonympha california california[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13472701 entry