Cretan Small Heath vs nispola

Coenonympha thyrsis compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Small Heath	nispola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Coenonympha	Coenonympha
Species	Coenonympha thyrsis	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan Small Heath and nispola share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenonympha.

Conservation Status

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

nispola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Small Heath	nispola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

nispola

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

nispola

El ocelo menor (Coenonympha pamphilus) esta clasificado como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Se distribuye ampliamente y es abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservacion.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece