Silky Ringlet
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| Silky Ringlet | |
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| Museum specimens.Langham and Wheeler collection.Ulster Museum. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | Silky Ringlet |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia gorge Hübner ,1803-1804) | |
The Silky Ringlet (Erebia gorge) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is a high altitude butterfly found on screes in the Alps, Pyrenees, central Italy and the Balkans. It is a very variable butterfly.
Underside of Erebia gorge
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