---
title: "Common Ringlet"
description: "Coenonympha california — Owady i pająki. Coenonympha california, also known as the California ringlet or common ringlet, is a species of butterfly native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/common-ringlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Ringlet

> Coenonympha california — Owady i pająki. Coenonympha california, also known as the California ringlet or common ringlet, is a species of butterfly native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Coenonympha california*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 34001
- Wikidata: [Q13472701](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13472701)
- iNaturalist taxon: [69145](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/69145)

## Names

- en: Common Ringlet
- es: Mariposa Ninfa común de California

## Countries with the most observations

US (21504), CA (11454), MX (35)

## Summary

Coenonympha california, also known as the California ringlet or common ringlet, is a species of butterfly native to North America. Although it has previously been considered a subspecies of Coenonympha tullia, genetic testing suggests it is a separate species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenonympha_california

## Photo

![Common Ringlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-ringlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180002804

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-ringlet?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).