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False Mnestra ringlet

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False Mnestra ringlet
Erebia aethiopellus, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species:
E. aethiopellus
Binomial name
Erebia aethiopellus
(Hoffmannsegg, 1806)

The false Mnestra ringlet, Erebia aethiopellus, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in France and Italy (Alps).

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Festuca paniculata. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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