Erebia epipsodea
| Erebia epipsodea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. epipsodea |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | |
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The Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is found from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico and east across the prairie provinces to southwest Manitoba.
The wingspan is 42–51 mm. Adults are on the wing from mid June to early August.
The larvae feed on various grass species.
Subspecies
- Erebia epipsodea epipsodea
- Erebia epipsodea brucei
- Erebia epipsodea sineocellata
- Erebia epipsodea remingtoni
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