- Cyllopsis gemma
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Cyllopsis gemma 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Cyllopsis Species: C. gemma Binomial name Cyllopsis gemma
Hübner, 1808Synonyms - Oreas gemma
- Neonympha gemma
- Papilio cornelius
- Euptychia gemma
The Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the South-Eastern United States and North-Eastern Mexico.
Pair
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
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Cyllopsis gemma gemma
- Cyllopsis gemma freemani
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