Coenonympha glycerion
| Chestnut heath | |
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| in Estonia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Coenonympha |
| Species: | C. glycerion |
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Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788 |
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Coenonympha glycerion, the chestnut heath, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in Eastern Europe and temperate parts of Asia.
The butterflies fly in one generation from June to August.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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