Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Small Heath)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
GenusCoenonympha (heath butterflies)
TribeCoenonymphini (heath butterflies)
SubfamilySATYRINAE (brown butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) :
1: Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
30 Jun 2008 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
At rest
Image 1: A rest - wings closed - lateral view - close-upImage 2: A rest - wings closed - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 3: A rest - wings closed - lateral view - close-up (3)
2: Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Visiting Marsh Thistle
Image 1: Wings together - front viewImage 2: Wings together - side viewImage 3: Wings together - side view (2)Image 4: Wings together - side view (3)
3: Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
14 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Underside - close-up - enlarged

Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath)
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