Coenonympha nipisiquit

Maritime Ringlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species: Coenonympha nipisiquit
Binomial name
Coenonympha nipisiquit
McDunnough, 1939

The rare Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is a "species at risk" in Canada due to water pollution and its limited range.[1] Its range is restricted in Canada from New Brunswick to Quebec.[2]

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The Maritime Ringlet is only found in the salt marshes of New Bruswick and Quebec, Canada.[3] The Maritime Ringlet is preyed on by birds and larger insects.

Similar Species

Coenonympha tullia – Common Ringlet

References

  1. ^ Maritime Ringlet Butterfly, Canada's Species
  2. ^ http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/CommonMaritime_e.php Maritime Ringlet, Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  3. ^ Sei M. Flight and Oviposition Behavior of the Adult Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit McDunnough) Females in Response to Microhabitat, Journal of Insect Behavior. 22:87-100, 2009.

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