Coenonympha symphita explained

Coenonympha symphita, or Lederer's heath,^[1] is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Turkey, south-western Georgia, and north-western Armenia.^[2]

The habitat is calcareous grasslands at 2000–2500 m above sea level. Its flight period is from early June to mid-July in one generation per year.^[3] The larvae feed on Poa annua.

Subspecies

• Coenonympha symphita symphita Lederer, 1870 (Georgia)
• Coenonympha symphita karsiana Sheljuzhko, 1929 (Transcaucasia)

External links

• Butterfly Conservation Armenia

Notes and References

1. Book: Baytaş, Ahmet. A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Turkey. 5 June 2016. 2007. NTV Yayınları

   University of Minnesota Press

   . 9789756690796. 150.
2. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/coenonympha/ "Coenonympha Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/coenonympha-symphita.html Coenonympha symphita at Butterfly Conservation Armenia