COENONYMPHA HERO
| English name: | Scarce Heath. |
| Norwegian name: | Heroringvinge. |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1761) |
| Original description: | as Papilio Danaus hero in Fauna Svecica 2 : 274. |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Sweden. |
| Worldwide distribution: | Dispersed colonies in Central Europe. NE Europe across temperate |
| parts of Asia to Mongolia, Ussuri, China, Korea and Japan. | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | C.h.hero. |
C. hero hero | |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1761) |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | Small colonies in SE Norway. Possibly extinct from the localities |
| west of downtown Oslo, in Vestfold and Østfold. | |
| Notes: | C. hero is declining in Norway due to the change in its habitats. |
| Modernization of the agriculture, establishment of camping sites and | |
| golf courses, as well as development of recreational areas are the | |
| main threats to the species. Hansen, L.O. (1993) proved that the | |
| very moderate collecting that takes place does not pose any threat to | |
| C. hero in Norway. | |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | hero (Latin) = with heroic qualities. |
| 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
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COENONYMPHA HERO HERO |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 38 | HES | Eidskog | 30-JUN-2001 | Tony Nagypal | TN | |
| 2 | 38 | HES | Eidskog | 30-JUN-2001 | Tony Nagypal | TN | ventral view |
| 3 | 38 | HES | Eidskog | 03-JUL-1994 | Tony Nagypal | TN | ventral view |
| 4 | 38 | HES | Eidskog | 03-JUL-1994 | Tony Nagypal | TN | ventral view |
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