Erynnis montana

Erynnis montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Erynnis
Species:	E. montana
Binomial name
Erynnis montana (Bremer, 1861)
Synonyms
Pyrgus montanus Bremer, 1861 Erynnis montanus Thanaos rusticanus Butler, 1866 Thanaos nigrescens Leech, 1894 Thanaos leechi Elwes & Edwards, 1897

Erynnis montana is a Palearctic butterfly in the Hesperiidae family (Pyrginae). It is found in China, Amur, Taiwan and Japan.

The larva feeds on Quercus mongolica.

Subspecies

• E. m. montana
• E. m. monta Evans, 1948 (China: Yunnan)
• E. m. neomontanus Murayama & Yoshisaka, 1959 (Taiwan)
• E. m. nigrescens (Leech, 1894) (western China)

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