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Chestnut Heath

Coenonympha glycerion

Description:

Alpine

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Chestnut heath
Coenonympha glycerion Coenonympha glycerion


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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

It looks very like a large heath butterfly but lacks the distinctive spot on the top wing. It is a member of the sub-species Satyrinae, the Browns if that helps.

nickenew1
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nickenew1

Grächen, Valais - Wallis, Switzerland

Spotted on Jul 4, 2011
Submitted on Sep 22, 2011

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