Coenonympha orientalis
Coenonympha orientalis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. It is found in the Balkans (Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia).[2]
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Taxonomy
Coenonympha orientalis has previously been regarded as a subspecies of Coenonympha gardetta or of Coenonympha leander. Molecular data indicate differentiation of C. orientalis from both C. gardetta and C. leander.
See also
References
- REBEL, H. (1904): Studien über die Lepidopterenfauna der Balkanländer. II. Teil. Bosnien und Herzegowina. — Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 19: 97-377 + Taf. IV-V.
- IUCN Redlist Coenonympha orientalis
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