Coenonympha dorus
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| Species: | C. dorus
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| Coenonympha dorus Esper, 1782
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Coenonympha dorus, the dusky heath, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found in south-western Europe and North Africa.[2]
The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The butterfly is on the wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
References
- ^ "Coenonympha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa; Wahlberg, Niklas (2009). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Coenonympha butterflies (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) – patterns of colonization in the Holarctic". Systematic Entomology. 34 (2): 315–323. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00453.x. ISSN 0307-6970.
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