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title: "Small Heath"
description: "Coenonympha pamphilus — Insetos e aranhas. The small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, classified within the subfamily Satyrinae (commonly known as \"the browns\")."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/small-heath
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Small Heath

> Coenonympha pamphilus — Insetos e aranhas. The small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, classified within the subfamily Satyrinae (commonly known as "the browns").

- Scientific name: *Coenonympha pamphilus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 69732
- Wikidata: [Q855094](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855094)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52589](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52589)

## Names

- en: Small Heath
- de: Kleines Wiesenvögelchen
- es: Níspola
- fr: Fadet commun
- nl: Hooibeestje
- pl: Strzępotek ruczajnik

## Countries with the most observations

IT (8911), DE (8814), FR (7536), GB (6634), AT (3992), ES (3818), CZ (3322), RU (3201), DK (2099), PL (2011), UA (1685), NL (1158)

## Summary

The small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, classified within the subfamily Satyrinae (commonly known as "the browns"). It is the smallest butterfly in this subfamily. The small heath is diurnal and flies with a noticeable fluttering flight pattern near the ground. It rests with closed wings when not in flight. It is widespread in colonies throughout the grasslands of Eurasia and north-western Africa, preferring drier habitats than other Coenonympha, such as salt marshes, alpine meadows, wetlands, and grasslands near water (i.e. streams). However, habitat loss…

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

## Photo

![Small Heath](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/small-heath/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218055989

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/small-heath?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).