Erebia cyclopius

Erebia cyclopius
Erebia cyclopius 3 a, b
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species: E. cyclopius
Binomial name
Erebia cyclopius
(Eversmann, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Erebia cyclopia

Erebia cyclopius is a species of butterfly of the Satyrinae subfamily in the Nymphalidae family. It is found from the Ural to Siberia, northern Mongolia, northern China and North Korea.[1] The habitat consists of forest edges, flowery meadows and sparse larch forests.

The wingspan is 46–62 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to July.

The species overwinters in the larval stage.[3]

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