Scientific name: Coenonympha tullia Rests with wings closed.
Some have row of ‘eyespots’ on underwings, like Ringlet, but
some don’t. The Large Heath is restricted to wet boggy habitats
in northern Britain, Ireland, and a few isolated sites in Wales
and central England. The adults always sit with their wings
closed and can fly even in quite dull weather provided the air
temperature is higher than 14B:C. The size of the underwing
spots varies across its range; a heavily spotted form (davus) is
found in lowland England, a virtually spotless race (scotica) in
northern Scotland, and a range of intermediate races elsewhere
(referred to aspolydama). The butterfly has declined seriously
in England and Wales, but is still widespread in parts of
Ireland and Scotland. Size and Family - Family – Browns -
Small/Medium Sized - Wing Span Range (male to female) - 41mm -
Listed as a Section 41 species of principal importance under the
NERC Act in England - Listed as a Section 42 species of
principal importance under the NERC