Coenonympha mahometana is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in parts of the Tian-Shan region, mainly Kyrgyzstan, 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)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Coenonympha |
| Species: | C. mahometana
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| Coenonympha mahometana | |
Flight period edit
The species is univoltine and is on wing between June and July, depending on altitude and locality.
Food plants edit
Larvae feed on grasses.
References edit
- ^ "Coenonympha Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Sources edit
- Species info
- BioLib.cz
- Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and Adjacent Territories Volume 1. Pensoft, Sofia - Moscow. 1997.