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<FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="6"><B>False Ringlet Butterfly</B></FONT>
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<FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="2"><I>Coenonympha oedippus</I></FONT>
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The subspecies C.o.oedippus can be found in western France and northern Italy, central Europe. It lives in wetlands and meadows in forest clearings. Another subspecies hungarica can be found in Austria, Hungary, Russia, China and Japan. Both of the subspecies favor lush vegetation.
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The false ringlet butterfly is darker than most of the species of satyrine butterflies and is more similar to the ringlets. The large <A HREF="../glossary.html#ocellus" TARGET="eslist">ocellus</A> on the <A HREF="../glossary.html#costa" TARGET="eslist">costa</A> is closer to the base of the wings than most of the other species. The female's wing span is larger than the male's. The male's forewing measures from .7 - .8 inch (17-21mm).
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The <A HREF="../glossary.html#larvae" TARGET="eslist">larvae</A> eat <A HREF="../glossary.html#mono" TARGET="eslist">monocotyledonous</A> plants.
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The butterfly is single <A HREF="../glossary.html#brooded" TARGET="eslist">brooded</A>, and adults fly from June to August.
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The false ringlet butterfly have become <A HREF="../glossary.html#extinct" TARGET="eslist">extinct</A> in some parts of western Europe. In places where the butterfly still exists, it is protected and is considered <A HREF="../glossary.html#endangered" TARGET="eslist">endangered</A>. One of the major factors of its decline is the growth of agriculture. The <A HREF="../glossary.html#habitat" TARGET="eslist">habitats</A> of the false ringlet butterfly needs to be preserved and managed properly, so that the decline of the butterfly may be stopped.
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<U>Bibliography</U>
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<LI>TEN - Treasure Sites <A HREF="http://www.ten.org/tsites/ewt/threatened/rendangered.html" TARGET="esfact">[Threatened Species - Endangered Reptiles & Amphibians]</A></LI>
<LI>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <A HREF="http://www.fws.gov/r9endspp/endspp.html" TARGET="esfact">Division of Endangered Species</A></LI>
<LI><U>Encyclopedia of Endangered Species.</U> Edited by Mary Emanoid in Association with IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Detroit, Washington D.C., London: Gale Research Inc., 1994</LI>
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