''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.
[Butterfly Conservation Europe http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/coenonympha-saadi.html]
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.
Subspecies
*''Coenonympha saadi saadi''
*''Coenonympha saadi iphias''
Eversmann, 1851 (Transcaucasia)
References
External links
"''Coenonympha'' Hübner,
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
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Coenonympha
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies described in 1849
Taxa named by Vincenz Kollar