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Small Heath Butterfly

Coenonympha pamphilus

About

A small, plain orange-brown butterfly that always rests with its wings closed. It is one of the most widespread grassland butterflies in Europe.

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Did You Know?

It never opens its wings when at rest, always keeping the underwing eyespot visible as a predator deflection.