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🦋 Butterflies & Moths
False Ringlet
Coenonympha oedippus
Near Threatened (critically endangered in EU)About
A small, drab brown butterfly with a row of striking silver-centred eyespots on the hindwing underside. It is one of the most endangered butterflies in western Europe.
Did You Know?
It has vanished from over 90% of its former European range in the last century due to wetland drainage.