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Coenonympha corinna

Corsican Heath

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Sardinia, Italy, May 2003

 

Sardinia, Italy, May 2003
 

Sardinia, Italy, May 2003
 

Sardinia, Italy, May 2003

 

This attractive butterfly is found Corsica and Sardinia. We only found it at higher levels (1000m and above) although it is supposed to fly from sea level. It flies locally around Mt Gennargentu on Sardinia but we never found it commonly.

It is not clear if it is a fully distinct species from the Elban Heath, C. elbana. This butterfly flies just east of Corsica and Sardinia on the small Isle of Elba and the immediately neighbouring Italian mainland. They are immediately and completely distinguishable from one another but there is a school of thinking that in fact they are so closely related that the term subspecies is better used. Personally I prefer to treat them as full species because I've seen them both!!!

 

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