Elwes, 1900
Eastern Large Heath
Description:
The Eastern Large Heath occurs mainly on grasslands above the tree-line. It is also sometimes found in clearings in damp woodland.
The caterpillars feed on fescues (Festuca spp.), Blue Moor-grass (Sesleria albicans), cotton-grasses (Eriophorum spp.), White Beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba), and Beaked Sedge (Carex rostrata).
This species has one generation a year and passes the winter as a caterpillar.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Similar species:
Coenonympha pamphilus