Cyllopsis gemma

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.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Nymphalidae

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Cyllopsis gemma
Conservation status
Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cyllopsis
Species:	C. gemma
Binomial name
Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808
Synonyms
Oreas gemma Neonympha gemma Papilio cornelius Euptychia gemma

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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.