59.005 Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
fw: m33mm, f 37mm; usually bivoltine in south, univoltine in north May-Sep; various grasses (Poaceae); common in open habitats throughout GB.
Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) §1
ID: Similar to the much more localised C.tullia (Large Heath) which averages larger (although there is some overlap). C.pamphilus lacks the hindwing underside eye-spots of C.tullia ssp davus/polydama and has a large bold eye spot on the forewing underside unlike the small eyespot of C.tullia ssp scotica.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2007
§2 Foulness, Essex; 26/05/2007
§3 Durlston CP, Dorset; 23/06/2015; female; fw 16.5mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 30/05/2020
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 30/05/2023; male; fw 15.2mm
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 26/05/2007
§3 Durlston CP, Dorset; 23/06/2015; female; fw 16.5mm
§4 Foulness, Essex; 30/05/2020
§5 New Forest, Hampshire; 30/05/2023; male; fw 15.2mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 07/04/2014 (§1&2) | §3 added 06/03/2016 | §4 added 20/01/2021 | §5 added 18/09/2023
