Cyllopsis gemma, the gemmed satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[2] It is found in the southeastern United States and northeastern Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cyllopsis |
| Species: | C. gemma
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| Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808
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The wingspan is 35–43 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in the northern parts of its range and year round in the south.
The larvae probably feed on Cynodon dactylon.
Subspecies
editThere are two recognised subspecies:
- Cyllopsis gemma gemma
- Cyllopsis gemma freemani
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Cyllopsis gemma Gemmed Satyr". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1869" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms