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Coenonympha tullia benjamini
It flies in variety of grassy habitats, including roadsides, woodland edges and clearings, prairies, bogs, and arctic and alpine taiga and tundra.[2] It is a poor flyer, but can sometimes be found along ditches seeking new grounds. It is common to northern Europe and Asia and across North America
After looking at the different species, the one that makes the most sense to region, size and pattern seems to be C.t.benjamini.
Thank you Bayucca, I will take a look and see what I can find. At least now I have a direction to go in. I really need to get a book on butterflies and moths, and learn how to distinguish the regional species.
These Satyrs/Ringlets are sometimes a real nightmare. I am not 100% sure about this one, you need to verify and check location and corresponding subspecies, since they look quite different.
Yours is probably Coenonympha tullia benjamini, Common Ringlet (Small Heath might be the European common name...?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/126125/bgp...
Spotted on May 25, 2012
Submitted on May 25, 2012
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