Coenonympha arcania (Linnaeus, 1760) Species
Last modified: Jan. 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m.
Only as a vagrant in Flanders; only three times observed [1903 Watermaal-Bosvoorde (BR), 1935 Zutendaal (LI), 1968 Ekeren (AN)]. Locally common in the south of Belgium. Vulnerable.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Coenonymphini > Genus: Coenonympha > Species: Coenonympha arcania
- Vernacular names
- Tweekleurig hooibeestje (NL), Pearly Heath (EN), Céphale (FR), Weißbindiges Wiesenvögelchen (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 20 (as Satyrus Arcanius).. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from early June till mid-August.
