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 (1200–1700 m) to humid alpine meadows (3500–3700 m)

Flight Period

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

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.

References

^ Coenonympha mahometana, funet.fi

Sources

Species info
BioLib
Coenonympha, funet.fi
Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997.

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