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Balkan heath

Coenonympha orientalis Rebel, 1909

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the balkan heath

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the balkan heath live?

Not recorded

Is the balkan heath endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the balkan heath classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusCoenonympha
  7. SpeciesCoenonympha orientalis Rebel, 1909

Synonyms Coenonympha arcania var. orientalis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Oriëntaals hooibeestjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the balkan heath

Other species in the same genus Coenonympha.

Pearly heath

Coenonympha arcania

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Large heath

Coenonympha tullia

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Dusky heath

Coenonympha dorus

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the balkan heath?

The balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-heath

MLA

“Balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-heath.

BibTeX
@misc{balkan_heath_2026,
  title = {Balkan heath (Coenonympha orientalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/balkan-heath},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}