Coenonympha is a butterfly genus belonging to the Coenonymphina, a subtribe of the browns (Satyrinae). The latter are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae). As a rule, Palearctic species are colloquially called heaths, while Nearctic ones are called ringlets. Neither term is limited to members of this genus, however.

Coenonympha
Coenonympha darwiniana imago
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Subtribe: Coenonymphina
Genus: Coenonympha
Hübner, 1819
Species

Numerous, see text

Selected species

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Listed alphabetically:[1]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ See references in Savela (2008)

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