Corsican Heath vs small heath

Coenonympha corinna compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corsican Heath	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Coenonympha	Coenonympha
Species	Coenonympha corinna	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Corsican Heath and small heath share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenonympha.

Conservation Status

Corsican Heath

LC — Least Concern

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corsican Heath	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corsican Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Italy.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

A borboleta-das-pastagens (Coenonympha pamphilus) esta classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy