- Coenonympha mahometana
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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)[verification needed]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.
Source
- Species info
- BioLib
- Coenonympha at funet
- Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997
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