''Coenonympha nolckeni'' is a species of
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Nymphalidae. It is found in parts of the
Tian-Shan region, mainly
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
, and north and west
Pamir Mountains
The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range between Central Asia and Pakistan. It is located at a junction with other notable mountains, namely the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush and the Himalaya mountain ranges. They are among the world ...
. It is found in shrubby habitats and meadows at 2,000-3,300 m.
Flight period
The species is
univoltine, being on wing between the end of May and July, depending on altitude and locality.
Food plants
Larvae feed on grasses.
Sources
Species infoBioLib.cz"''Coenonympha'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and Adjacent Territories'' Volume 1. Pensoft, Sofia - Moscow. 1997
Coenonympha
Butterflies described in 1874
Butterflies of Asia
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