Gavarnie ringlet
| Gavarnie 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: | E. gorgone |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia gorgone (Boisduval ,1832) | |
The Gavarnie ringlet (Erebia gorgone) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is a high altitude butterfly found in France and Spain, notably at Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees National Park.
Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on various Poa species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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