Coenonympha saadi

Saadi heath
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species:
C. saadi
Binomial name
Coenonympha saadi
Kollar, 1849
Synonyms
  • Coenonympha mesopotamica Heyne, [1894]

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.[1]

Its 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.

Subspecies

  • Coenonympha saadi saadi
  • Coenonympha saadi iphias Eversmann, 1851 (Transcaucasia)

References

  1. ^ Butterfly Conservation Europe http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/coenonympha-saadi.html
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