Coenonympha symphita
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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Coenonympha |
| Species: | C. symphita |
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| Coenonympha symphita | |
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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
- "Coenonympha symphita (Lederer, 1870)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- Baytaş, Ahmet (2007). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Turkey. NTV Yayınları; University of Minnesota Press. p. 150. ISBN 9789756690796. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- "Coenonympha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Coenonympha symphita at Butterfly Conservation Armenia
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