Coenonympha hero
Scarce heath | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Coenonympha |
Species: | C. hero |
Binomial name | |
Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761 | |
Coenonympha hero (scarce heath) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It can be found in Central Europe, Northern Europe and Asia. It resembles Coenonympha arcania.


Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The butterflies fly in one generation from May to July.
The larvae feed on various grasses.
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