Quite heterogeneous herbaceous habitats located in lowlands, where they usually occur in small patches in the middle of mosaics, interspersed with shrubs, trees and agricultural habitats. They are often dominated by perennial grasses, but annual therophytes are also common.
This is the most common habitat in the CBMS and has high butterfly diversity, with many species closely associated with this environment (especially Lycaenidae, Hesperiidae and Satyrinae). Among the most typical species are Coenonympha dorus, Polyommatus fulgens and Argynnis pandora. In general, most lowland species are typically found in Mediterranean meadows, some of them in high population densities.
Seguiu llegint...Species that have been found in the habitat within the CBMS network are shown in descending order of preference. The Highlights tab indicates those species with ≥ 5% of their total abundance (standardized to 100 m) concentrated in that habitat. The Species List tab displays a table with the percent density of each species in the habitat (compared to the rest of the CBMS habitat types). Transects shows in descending order the percentage cover of this habitat type for each itinerary in the CBMS network, with the number of botanical characterizations available in the Years column. The Communities tab lists the CORINE codes and names of the plant communities that have been included in this habitat type. This table also gives the area (in m2) occupied by each plant community in the network as a whole.
Illustrations by Richard Lewington from Tolman & Lewington (1997) Butterflies of Britain and Europe, translated and published in Spanish by Lynx Edicions.