Silky ringlet
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Langham and Wheeler collection - Ulster Museum | |
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Species: | E. gorge
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Erebia gorge (Hübner, [1803-1804])
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The silky ringlet (Erebia gorge) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is a high-altitude butterfly found on screes in the Alps, Pyrenees, central Italy and the Balkans. It is a very variable butterfly.
References
- ^ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms