Coenonympha california, also known as the California ringlet or common ringlet, is a species of butterfly native to North America. Although it has previously been considered a subspecies of Coenonympha tullia, genetic testing suggests it is a separate species.
Habitat and behavior
The California ringlet is found in grasslands and woodlands from foothills to . There are two broods a year. The adults of the spring brood are darker and grayer than the adults of the summer brood, which are buff. This might be for thermoregulation.
Larvae feed on grasses.
Taxonomy
Coenonympha california contains the following subspecies:
- Coenonympha california mcisaaci
- Coenonympha california galactinus
- Coenonympha california benjamini
- Coenonympha california mackenziei
- Coenonympha california yontocket
- Coenonympha california eryngii
- Coenonympha california eunomia
- Coenonympha california columbiana
- Coenonympha california mono
- Coenonympha california elko
- Coenonympha california pseudobrenda
- Coenonympha california subfusca
- Coenonympha california furcae
- Coenonympha california nipisiquit
- Coenonympha california ampelos
- Coenonympha california ochracea
- Coenonympha california insulana
- Coenonympha california inornata
- Coenonympha california california
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