Percnodaimon

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Percnodaimon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Percnodaimon
Butler, 1876
Species: P. pluto
Binomial name
Percnodaimon pluto
Butler, 1876
Synonyms
  • Erebia merula Hewitson, 1875
  • Percnodaimon pluto Butler, 1876
  • Erebia pluto Fereday, 1872
  • Oreina othello Fereday, 1876

Percnodaimon pluto, common names black mountain ringlet or pepe pouri, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, and the only member of its genus Percnodaimon.

The larvae feed on Poa colensoi.

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