Saadi heath

Coenonympha saadi

''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.

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.
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Naming

*''Coenonympha saadi saadi''
⤷ ''Coenonympha saadi iphias'' Eversmann, 1851

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusCoenonympha
SpeciesC. saadi
Photographed in
Iran