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NATURE
Butterflies
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Wingspan 30mm
Widespread in Britain and Ireland but common only in C and S England and S Wales. Caterpillars feed on grasses and adult invariably found in meadows and on downs and dunes. Double-brooded, flying mainly May-June and August-September.



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