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Large heath

Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the large heath

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
2.5 cm – 3.7 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
flowers
Habitat
grassland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
On the wing
January to November
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Poaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the large heath?

LARGE HEATH · WINGSPAN 3.7 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.7 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the large heath is about 2.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the large heath live?

Not recorded

Is the large 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 large heath classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusCoenonympha
  7. SpeciesCoenonympha tullia Müller, 1764

Synonyms Coenonympha addenda, Coenonympha albofasciata, Coenonympha annulonulla, Coenonympha antedefasciata, Coenonympha anticrassipuncta, Coenonympha cockaynei, Coenonympha davus, Coenonympha davus rothliebii, Coenonympha exterfusca, Coenonympha fermana, Coenonympha grisescens, Coenonympha impupillata, Coenonympha infrabrunnea, Coenonympha infranigrescens, Coenonympha isis, Coenonympha italica, Coenonympha laidion, Coenonympha lanceolata, Coenonympha macrocellata, Coenonympha maculata, Coenonympha mariscolor, Coenonympha mixturnata, Coenonympha molisana, Coenonympha occupata, Coenonympha orstadii, Coenonympha pallida, Coenonympha parviocellata, Coenonympha parvocellata, Coenonympha philoxenus, Coenonympha polydama, Coenonympha posterogrisea, Coenonympha rhodopensis, Coenonympha rothliebi, Coenonympha sagittata, Coenonympha schmidtii, Coenonympha scotica, Coenonympha subcaeca, Coenonympha subcaecata, Coenonympha suevica, Coenonympha thimoites, Coenonympha thornensis, Coenonympha tiphon, Coenonympha tiphon rhodopensis, Coenonympha tullia davus, Coenonympha tullia demophile, Coenonympha tullia orstadii, Coenonympha tullia scotica, Coenonympha tullia subsp. scotica, Coenonympha tullia suecica, Coenonympha unicolor, Coenonympha viluiensis, Hipparchia demophile, Papilio davus, Papilio demophile, Papilio isis, Papilio philoxenus, Papilio tiphon, Papilio tullia, Satyrus davus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Common RingletEnglish
  • Large heath butterflyEnglish
  • RingletEnglish
  • okáč stříbrookýCzech
  • Gweirlöyn Mawr y WaunWelsh
  • EngrandøjeDanish
  • Moor-WiesenvögelchenGerman
  • Mariposa ninfa del brezoSpanish
  • Villpea-aasasilmikEstonian
  • saraikkoniittyperhonenFinnish
  • DaphnisFrench
  • Fraochán mórIrish
  • dealbhan mòr an fhraoichScottish Gaelic
  • Pievinis satyriukasLithuanian
  • myrringvingeNorwegian Bokmål
  • VeenhooibeestjeDutch
  • myrringvengNorwegian Nynorsk
  • strzępotek soplaczekPolish
  • Сенница туллияRussian
  • jeaggebeaiveloddiNorthern Sami
  • očkáň striebrookýSlovak
  • starrgräsfjärilSwedish
  • Прочанок болотянийUkrainian
  • Gweirloynod Mawr y WaunWelsh
  • Eng-dværgøjeDanish
  • Eng-dværgrandøjeDanish
  • MoserandøjeDanish
  • Großer HeufalterGerman
  • Großes WiesenvögelchenGerman
  • Fadet des tourbièresFrench
  • satyre fauveFrench
  • dealbhanan mòra an fhraoichScottish Gaelic
  • Сенница болотнаяRussian
  • сатир большой жёлтыйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large heath

Other species in the same genus Coenonympha.

Pearly heath

Coenonympha arcania

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

Dusky heath

Coenonympha dorus

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the large heath?

An adult large heath has a wingspan of 2.5 cm – 3.7 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the large heath eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the large heath?

The large heath (Coenonympha tullia) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large heath (Coenonympha tullia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-heath

MLA

“Large heath (Coenonympha tullia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-heath.

BibTeX
@misc{large_heath_2026,
  title = {Large heath (Coenonympha tullia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-heath},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}