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Coenonympha symphita

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Domain
  
Eukaryota

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Coenonympha symphita

Similar
  
Pseudochazara pelopea, Pseudochazara beroe, Pseudochazara lydia

Coenonympha symphita, the Lederer's heath, is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in NE Turkey, SW Georgia, and NW Armenia.

The habitat is calcareous grasslands at 2000–2500 m a.s.l. Flight period is from early June to mid July in one generation per year. The larvae feed on Poa annua.

Subspecies

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

    Coenonympha symphita Wikipedia