Coenonympha tullia: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the coenonympha tullia lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coenonympha tullia
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Nymphalidae

Where does the coenonympha tullia live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the coenonympha tullia in 12 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the coenonympha tullia?

The coenonympha tullia (Coenonympha tullia) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Nymphalidae, genus Coenonympha. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the coenonympha tullia

Coenonympha tullia, the large heath or common ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It flies in a variety of grassy habitats, including roadsides, woodland edges and clearings, prairies, bogs, and arctic and alpine taiga and tundra. It is a poor flyer, but can sometimes be found along ditches seeking new grounds. It is a holarctic species found in northern Europe, east across the Palearctic and across North America. The species was first described by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1764.

Successful reintroductions of the species to North West England took place in 2020, 2022 and 2023.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coenonympha tullia (revision 1181885258), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1467348 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).