Pl. 93. Small Heath. Eggs, natural size and enlarged; caterpillar and chrysalis. K139
Date 1906
Source https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38718345
Author Richard South
Full title The butterflies of the British Isles /
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The small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, classified within the subfamily Satyrinae (commonly known as "the browns"). It is the smallest butterfly in this subfamily. The small heath is diurnal and flies with a noticeable fluttering flight pattern near the ground. Coenonympha pamphilus is widespread in colonies throughout the grasslands of Eurasia and north-western Africa.

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species: Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Coenonympha major Pionneau, 1929
Coenonympha tardenota Caruel, 1944
Coenonympha antelatecana Verity, 1953
Coenonympha nigromarginata Lempke, 1931
Coenonympha transiens Caruel, 1944
Coenonympha tunioti Caruel, 1944
Papilio lyllus Esper, 1806
Coenonympha bipunctata Gussich, 1917
Coenonympha postgalvagnii Verity, 1953
Coenonympha antipunctata Lempke, 1957
Coenonympha virginalis Caruel, 1944
Coenonympha bicolor Peerdeman, 1962
Coenonympha albata Goodson, 1955
Coenonympha rhoumensis Harrison, 1948
Coenonympha impupillata Lempke, 1933
Coenonympha lylliformis Verity, 1953
Coenonympha venata Lempke, 1957