Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia (Müller, 1764)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Extremely variable geographically, with at least 4 subspecies. Wings range from dark orange-brown to pale cream. Underside of forewing usually has a small eyespot near its tip. Underside of hindwing is gray-green with a wavy white median line.
Wing Span: 1 1/3 - 1 1/2 inches (3.4 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: To seek females, males patrol above the tops of grasses with a bouncy flight. First- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate in mats of dead grass.
Flight: One to two broods from March-October, depending on locality.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grasses and rushes.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Grassy, open areas in a wide variety of habitats, including fields, meadows, grasslands, and tundra.
Range: Holarctic. In North America from Alaska south through the western mountains to Baja California Norte, southeast Arizona, and central New Mexico; across southern Canada to Quebec and New England; south to Long Island. Isolated populations in Newfoundland and New Brunswick. The range is still expanding in the East.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Sep 06, 2019
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: SaraJE
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: gaylinLyons
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 05, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: satchmo0802
Region: Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: flyinganvil
Region: Asotin County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 02, 2019
Observation date: Aug 30, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
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Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Livingston County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 30, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: SaraJE
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Livingston County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
Observation date: Aug 15, 2019
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Warren County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 25, 2019
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 25, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: Mi_rachael
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 17, 2019
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 16, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Cortland County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Clinton County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
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