Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Jan. 17, 2026, 7:54 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Coenonymphini > Genus: Coenonympha > Species: Coenonympha pamphilus
- Vernacular names
- Hooibeestje (NL), Small Heath (EN), Procris (FR), Kleines 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 Pamphilus). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Egg
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from late April till the beginning of June, and from early July till the end of September. In favourable years a third generation can occur.
