''Cyllopsis gemma'', the gemmed satyr, 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 ...

of the family

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."''Cyllopsis'' R. Felder, 1869"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' It is found in the southeastern United States and northeastern

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. The

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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 ''

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''.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies: *''Cyllopsis gemma gemma'' *''Cyllopsis gemma freemani''

References

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Butterflies and Moths of North America
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1760171 Satyrini Butterflies described in 1808 Butterflies of North America Taxa named by Jacob Hübner