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
(Alphéraky, 1881)

Coenonympha mahometana is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in parts of the Tian-Shan region, mainly Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan and West China. It can be found in various humid habitats from grassy fields along streams at foothills (1,200-1,700m) to humid alpine meadows (3,500-3,700m)

Flight Period

Univoltime between June and July, depending on altitude and locality.

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.

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