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).