Erebia nivalis

Erebia nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species: E. nivalis
Binomial name
Erebia nivalis
Lorkovic & Lesse, 1954

de Lesse's brassy ringlet (Erebia nivalis) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Alps of southern Austria with a remote population in central Switzerland.

Underside

The wingspan is 34–36 mm. Adults are on wing from mid July to the beginning of August. Development takes two years.

The larvae feed on various grasses, but mainly Festuca species.

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