Common Ringlet Butterfly – 6/9/20

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 6/9/20

Observation Time: 3:00 p.m.

Observation Location: meadow near Gavins Pond dam

Common Name: Common Ringlet butterfly

Scientific Name: Coenonympha tullia

Comments:  Ringlets can be found in a variety of grassy habitats, including roadsides, woodland edges and clearings, prairies, bogs, and arctic and alpine taiga and tundra. It is an erratic flyer. It is a holarctic species found in northern Europe and Asia and across North America.

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