Biology:Coenonympha symphita

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Lederer's heath
Coenonympha symphita 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species:
C. symphita
Binomial name
Coenonympha symphita
Lederer, 1870[1]
Synonyms
  • Coenonympha symphita ab. inocellata Sheljuzhko, 1929

Coenonympha symphita, or Lederer's heath,[2] is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Turkey, south-western Georgia, and north-western Armenia.[3]

The habitat is calcareous grasslands at 2000–2500 m above sea level. Its flight period is from early June to mid-July in one generation per year.[4] The larvae feed on Poa annua.

Subspecies

  • Coenonympha symphita symphita Lederer, 1870 (Georgia)
  • Coenonympha symphita karsiana Sheljuzhko, 1929 (Transcaucasia)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13472730 entry