Coenonympha iphis
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Coenonympha iphis is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about Coenonympha iphis
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 2.5 cm – 3.4 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- On the wing
- May to September
- Generations a year
- Several
- Larval food plants
- Poaceae family
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is Coenonympha iphis?
Where does Coenonympha iphis live?
Not recorded
Is Coenonympha iphis 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 Coenonympha iphis classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyNymphalidae
- genusCoenonympha
- SpeciesCoenonympha iphis [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1776
Synonyms Coenonympha addenda, Coenonympha albomarginata, Coenonympha anaxagoras, Coenonympha anaxarete, Coenonympha apicalis, Coenonympha belisaria, Coenonympha brunnea, Coenonympha carpathica, Coenonympha cohaerens, Coenonympha effeminata, Coenonympha elongata, Coenonympha exommatica, Coenonympha farriolsi, Coenonympha glycerion, Coenonympha heroides, Coenonympha hertae, Coenonympha incompleta, Coenonympha inocellata, Coenonympha inornata, Coenonympha iphicleoides, Coenonympha iphicles, Coenonympha iphina, Coenonympha lineata, Coenonympha maculata, Coenonympha mahometana, Coenonympha mandane, Coenonympha marmorata, Coenonympha nana, Coenonympha ocellata, Coenonympha oikeia, Coenonympha pauper, Coenonympha privata, Coenonympha pulcherrima, Coenonympha splendens, Coenonympha subalpina, Coenonympha supernumeraria, Coenonympha theodora, Papilio glycerion, Papilio iphis
Relatives of Coenonympha iphis
Other species in the same genus Coenonympha.

Small heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Pearly heath
Coenonympha arcania
Scarce heath
Coenonympha hero
False Ringlet
Coenonympha oedippus
Large heath
Coenonympha tullia
Dusky heath
Coenonympha dorus
CompareCoenonympha iphis vs Small heathCoenonympha iphis vs Pearly heathCoenonympha iphis vs Scarce heathCoenonympha iphis vs False Ringlet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is Coenonympha iphis?
An adult Coenonympha iphis has a wingspan of 2.5 cm – 3.4 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is Coenonympha iphis?
Coenonympha iphis (Coenonympha iphis) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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