Dusky Heath (Coenonympha dorus)
Photo © Albert Vliegenthart
| Family | Nymphalidae |
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| Subfamily | Satyrinae |
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| Genus | Coenonympha |
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| Species | dorus |
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| Authority | (Esper, 1782) |
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| English Name | Dusky Heath |
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| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitats Directive | |
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| Bern Convention | |
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| CITES | |
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Description
The Dusky Heath is a butterfly of dry, grassy vegetation, such as found on rocky slopes in low scrub,
thickets and in woodland clearings. Different grasses are used as foodplant, including bent (Agrostis
spp.), and Sheep’s-fescue (Festuca ovina). It has one generation a year and hibernates as a caterpillar.
Distribution
Andorra / France / France: Mainland / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Portugal / Portugal: Mainland / Spain / Spain: Mainland / Switzerland (Irregular Vagrant) /
Larval Foodplants
| # | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Vernacular Name | Link | | 1 | Poales | Cyperaceae | Carex | halleriana | | |
| 2 | Poales | Poaceae | Brachypodium | pinnatum | Heath False-brome | |
| 3 | Poales | Poaceae | Brachypodium | retusum | | |
| 4 | Poales | Poaceae | Festuca | ovina | Sheep's-fescue | |
| 5 | Poales | Poaceae | Stipa | offneri | | |
