Nabokov's Satyr
Cyllopsis pyracmon (Butler, 1867)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is reddish brown; male forewing with dark scales in and below the cell. Underside of hindwing has a dark postmedian line with an outward-pointing jag near the costa.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches (3.8 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Not reported.
Flight: Two broods from May-June and August-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Muhlenbergia emersleyi in Arizona.
Adult Food: Not reported.
Habitat: Oak and pinyon woodland, streamsides.
Range: Guatemala north through Mexico to southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2024
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Jun 17, 2023
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Nov 02, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2023
Submitted by: camflies
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 16, 2023
Observation date: Sep 04, 2023
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Aug 22, 2022
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 18, 2023
Observation date: Aug 24, 2022
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 18, 2023
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Nov 03, 2022
Submitted by: John Koerner
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 05, 2022
Observation date: Aug 22, 2022
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 24, 2022
Observation date: Oct 23, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 03, 2020
Observation date: Oct 25, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2012
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020
Observation date: May 29, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 31, 2020
Observation date: May 17, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Herrmann
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 22, 2020
Observation date: Oct 24, 2019
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 29, 2019
Observation date: Oct 27, 2019
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 28, 2019
Observation date: Oct 24, 2019
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 25, 2019
Observation date: Oct 11, 2019
Submitted by: Thomlinson
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 21, 2019
Observation date: May 25, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 12, 2019
Observation date: May 08, 2019
Submitted by: greenecycle
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: May 13, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 16, 2018
Observation date: Apr 26, 2018
Submitted by: Colin Reid
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 25, 2018
Observation date: Sep 07, 2012
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Apr 20, 2018
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: jgiroux
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 12, 2017
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