Coenonympha saadi

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Saadi heath
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species:
C. saadi
Binomial name
Coenonympha saadi
Kollar, 1849
Synonyms
  • Coenonympha mesopotamicaHeyne, [1894]

Coenonympha saadi, the Saadi heath is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species is distributed in Transcaucasia, Iran, Iraq, and south-eastern Turkey. [1]

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Its flight period lasts from early May to late June, sometimes to early July in single generation.

The species inhabits arid sparse woodlands, desert and semi-desert areas. Host plants are Poa annua and other grasses.

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