Black ringlet
| Black ringlet | |
|---|---|
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| Langham and Wheeler collection - Ulster Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. melas |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia melas (Herbst, 1796) | |
The black ringlet (Erebia melas) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of the Nymphalidae family.[1] It is a high-altitude butterfly found in Albania, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania.
Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on Festuca ovina and possibly other grasses. It overwinters in the larval stage.
References
- ↑ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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