Coenonympha orientalis explained
Coenonympha orientalis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. It is found in the Balkans (Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia).[1]
Taxonomy
Coenonympha orientalis has previously been regarded as a subspecies of Coenonympha gardetta or of Coenonympha leander. Molecular data indicate differentiation of C. orientalis from both C. gardetta and C. leander.For more information
See also
References
- Jakšić, P. (2011) : Butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) new to the Serbian fauna. - Biologica Nyssana 2 (1): 45-49 [PDF on tesla.pmf.ni.ac.rs] .
- Корб, С.К. & Л.В. Большаков (2011) : К познанию систематики палеарктических сатирид рода Coenonympha Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Satyridae). — Eversmannia. Энтомологические исследования в России и соседних регионах, 27-28 : 1-21. [Korb, SK & LV Bolshakov (2011) : To the knowledge of systematic of рalaearctic satyrids from the genus ''Coenonympha'' Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Satyridae). — Eversmannia, 27-28 : 1-21.] [download PDF on researchgate.net]
- Kudrna O, Harpke A, Lux K, Pennerstorfer J, Schweiger O, Settele J & M Wiemers (2011) : Distribution atlas of butterflies in Europe. – 576 p.; Halle ad Saale (Society for Butterfly Protection eV)
- Rebel, H. (1904) : Studies on the lepidopteran fauna of the Balkan countries. Part II. Bosnia and Herzegovina. — Annals of the Natural History Museum in Vienna 19 : 97-377 + plates IV-V.
- First description: Rebel, H. (1910) : Fr. Berge's butterfly book according to the current state of lepidopterology. Ninth edition. ii-vi, A 1-A 114, 1–509, 51 pl. Stuttgart (E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung).
- Tshikolovets, VV (2011) : Butterflies of Europe & the Mediterranean area. - 544 p.: Pardubice, Czech Republic (Tshikolovets Puplications).
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/173281/0 IUCN Redlist Coenonympha orientalis
