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Coenonympha hero

Coenonympha hero
Coenonympha hero - Wald-Wiesenvögelchen.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species: C. hero
Binomial name
Coenonympha hero
Linnaeus, 1761

Coenonympha hero, the scarce heath, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in Central Europe, Northern Europe and Asia. It resembles Coenonympha arcania.

The butterflies fly in one generation from May to July.

The larvae feed on various grasses.



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