Coenonympha glycerion (Borkhausen, 1788) Species
Last modified: Oct. 22, 2021, 12:01 p.m.
It was known from two localities in LX. Now probably extinct, although stranglers of populations in northern France are sometimes seen.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Coenonymphini > Genus: Coenonympha > Species: Coenonympha glycerion
- Vernacular names
- Roodstreephooibeestje (NL), Chestnut Heath (EN), Fadet de la mélique (FR), Rotbraunes Wiesenvögelchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Coenonympha iphis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), nec (Drury, 1773)
- First mention in Belgium
- Seitz A. 1906–1909. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. 1. Abteilung: Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. I. Band: Tagfalter. — — : 1–379. On page 144.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Brachypodium pinnatum, Molinia caerulea and Bromus erectus
- Host plant (genera):
- Festuca
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Poaceae, like Brachypodium sylvaticum, Melica ciliata, Briza media and Cynosurus cristatus.
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