Erebia nivalis
Appearance
De Lesse's brassy ringlet | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Erebia |
Species: | E. nivalis
|
Binomial name | |
Erebia nivalis Lorković & de Lesse, 1954
|
Erebia nivalis, or de Lesse's brassy ringlet, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found throughout the Alps of southern Austria with a remote population in central Switzerland.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Erebia_nivalis.underside.jpg/200px-Erebia_nivalis.underside.jpg)
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.
References
- ^ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links