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Coenonympha tullia


Taxonomy

Order:

Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

 

Suborder:

Glossata

 

Infraorder:

Neolepidoptera

 

Parvorder:

Heteroneura

 

No Rank:

Ditrysia

 

No Rank:

Obtectomera

 

Superfamily:

Papilionoidea (butterflies [excluding skippers])

 

Family:

Nymphalidae
(brush-foots)

 

Subfamily:

Satyriinae (satyrs and wood-nymphs)

 

Tribe:

Satyrini

 

Subtribe:

Coenonymphina


Status

 

Flight/Season

Two broods: The first late May to June, the second in August.

Habitat

Grassy fields, meadows

Size

 


Identification

 

 
Similar
Species

 


Larval Food

Grasses and rushes

 
Adult Food

Flower nectar

 
Life Cycle

 

 
Behavior

 


Range Range Map   Sources: 7, 20, 21.
 
Sightings

Chippewa Prairie

St. Croix Savanna SNA


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