Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

small heath

on grasses

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 20.vi.2020 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Poaceae, oligophagous

Agrostis; Anthoxanthum; Brachypodium; Corynephorus canescens; Cynosurus cistatus; Dactylis; Danthonia; Deschampsia; Elymus caninus; Festuca ovina; Lolium perenne; Nardus; Ochlopoa annua; Poa pratensis; Setaria italica; Stipa.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Coenonympha lyllus (Esper, 1805).

references

Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Baquero, Moraza, Ariño & Jordana (2011a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Wieners (2007a).