Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neominois | |
Neominois carmen, the Joboni Satyr, is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in north-eastern Mexico, at least from the Maderas del Carmen in north-western Coahuila, to the area west of Linares in southern Nuevo León. The habitat consists of open areas at the beginning of pine-oak woodland.
Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to late July, suggesting one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Piptochaetium and Bouteloua species.
Etymology
The species is named for the Maderas del Carmen of north-western Coahuila.
References
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