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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Coenonympha hero
Coenonympha hero(Linnaeus, 1761)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Coenonymphina
  5. Coenonympha
  6.  hero
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TL: South Sweden   (1300 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Low bogs - edges
  • Wet meadows

Similar species

  • Coenonympha arcania
  • Coenonympha gardetta
  • Coenonympha glycerion
  • Coenonympha oedippus
MU
FU

26-34 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyOkáč hnědý
    DanskHerorandøje
    DeutschWald-Wiesenvoegelchen
    DeutschWald-Wiesenvögelchen
    Eesti keelVareskaera-aasasilmik
    EnglishScarce Heath
    FrançaisMélibée
    LatviešuMeža sīksamtenis
    LietuviųRudakis satyriukas
    MagyarHegyi szénalepke
    NederlandsZilverstreephooibeestje
    NorskHeroringvinge
    PolskiStrzępotek hero
    SlovenčinaOčkáň hnedý
    SuomeksiRuskoniittyperhonen
    SvenskaBrun gräsfjäril
    РусскийСенница Геро
    РусскийХэро
    УкраїнськаСінниця Геро
    中文英雄珍眼蝶
    日本語シロオビヒメヒカゲ
    한국어도시처녀나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CyperaceaeCarexSedge
    CyperaceaeCarex brizoidesQuaking sedge
    CyperaceaeCarex remotaRemote sedge
    PoaceaeAgrostisBent
    PoaceaeAvenula pubescens
    PoaceaeBriza media
    PoaceaeCalamagrostisReedgrass
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeElymusWildrye
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeFestuca rubraRed Fascue
    PoaceaeHelictochloa pratensisMeadow oat-grass
    PoaceaeHordelymus europaeus
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
    PoaceaePoa angustifoliaNarrow-leaved meadow-grass
    PoaceaeSesleria caeruleaBlue Moor-grass
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Polska czerwona księga bezkręgowców
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Adult, underside.

Piotr GlacPoland, Czarna

Adult, underside.

Rafał CeladynPoland, Puszcza Dolowska

Adult, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Biebrzański Park Narodowy

Adult, underside.

Krzysztof DeoniziakPoland, Bagno Ławki

Adult, underside.

Witold ZiajaPoland, Nowe Brusno

Copulating pair.

Witold ZiajaPoland, Nowe Brusno
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