Coenonympha mahometana

Coenonympha mahometana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Coenonympha
Species: C. mahometana
Binomial name
Coenonympha mahometana

Coenonympha mahometana is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in parts of the Tian-Shan region, mainly Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan, and western China. It can be found in various humid habitats from grassy fields along streams at foothills (1200–1700 m) to humid alpine meadows (3500–3700 m)

Flight period

The species is univoltine and is on wing between June and July, depending on altitude and locality.

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.

References

  1. "Coenonympha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Sources

  • Species info
  • BioLib.cz
  • Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and Adjacent Territories Volume 1. Pensoft, Sofia - Moscow. 1997.


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