Large Heath

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Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia var philoxenus Museum specimens
Coenonympha tullia var philoxenus Museum specimens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species: C. tullia
Binomial name
Coenonympha tullia
(Müller, 1764)

The Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is associated with open bogs and the ponds therein. It is a poor flyer, but can sometimes be found along ditches seeking new grounds.

[edit] References

  • Emmet, A.M., J. Heath et al. (Ed.), 1990. The Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 7 Part 1 (Hesperiidae to Nymphalidae). Harley Books, Colechester, UK. 370p.
  • Tomlinson, D. and R. Still, 2002. Britain's Butterflies. WildGuides, Old Basing, UK. 192p.



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