Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coenonympha | |
Similar Pseudochazara pelopea, Pseudochazara beroe, Chazara persephone, Coenonympha thyrsis, Chazara egina | ||
Coenonympha saadi, the saadi heath is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species is distributed in Transcaucasia, Iran, Iraq, and south-eastern Turkey.
Flight period lasts from early May to late June, sometimes to early July in single generation.
The species inhabits arid sparse woodlands, desert and semi-desert areas. Host plants are Poa annua and other grasses.
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