Cyllopsis gemma

Cyllopsis gemma

The Gemmed Satyr is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the South-Eastern United States and North-Eastern Mexico.


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''.
Gemmed Satyr on a Maple Leaf A gemmed satyr perched on a maple leaf.  They tend to choose places to perch that they will blend in with.  The maple leaf fits that description, but is much prettier than some of the other places I've tried to photograph them.

(I previously id'ed this as a Carolina satyr, but those have a row of several eyespots along the wing edges) Cyllopsis gemma,Gemmed Satyr,Geotagged,United States

Naming

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusCyllopsis
SpeciesC. gemma