Coenonympha nipisiquit
Maritime ringlet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Coenonympha |
Species: | C. nipisiquit |
Binomial name | |
Coenonympha nipisiquit McDunnough, 1939 | |
Coenonympha nipisiquit, the maritime ringlet, is a rare 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]
About
The maritime ringlet is only found in the salt marshes of New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada.[3] The maritime ringlet is preyed on by birds and larger insects.
Similar species
Coenonympha tullia – common ringlet
References
- ↑ "Canadian Biodiversity: Species: Species at risk: Maritime Ringlet Butterfly". Canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- ↑ Maritime Ringlet, CBIF
- ↑ Sei M. (2009). Flight and Oviposition Behavior of the Adult Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit McDunnough) Females in Response to Microhabitat. Journal of Insect Behavior 22:87-100.
External links
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility
- Maritime ringlet, Natural Resources, New Brunswick
- Maritime ringlet, Bathurst Sustainable Development
- Maritime ringlet, Maritime Butterfly Atlas
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