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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erebia aethiops
Erebia aethiops(Esper, 1777)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Erebiina
  5. Erebia
  6.  aethiops
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TL: Europe, South Germany   (100 - 2700 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest clearings
  • Glades
  • Pine forests

Similar species

  • Erebia melancholica
  • Erebia neoridas
  • Erebia neriene
  • Erebia pronoe
MU

38-48 mm

FU

46-52 mm

MD
FD
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  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԷֆիոփյան սևուկ
    ČeskyOkáč klubeňkový
    DanskLysbåndet Skovbjergrandøje
    DeutschGraubindiger Mohrenfalter
    DeutschTrockenrasenwald-Mohr
    DeutschWald-Mohrenfalter
    Eesti keelNurmiku-tõmmusilmik
    EnglishScotch Argus
    EspañolErebia clara de Esper
    FrançaisGrand nègre
    FrançaisMoiré sylvicole
    HrvatskiObični planinski okaš
    ItalianoEtiope
    LatviešuGāršas brūnulis
    LietuviųŠilinė erebija
    MagyarKözönséges szerecsenlepke
    NederlandsZomererebia
    PolskiGórówka medea
    ShqipZijoshja aethiops
    SlovenčinaOčkáň trávový
    SlovenščinaGozdni rjavček
    SrpskiTankoruba erebija
    SrpskiТанкоруба еребија
    SuomeksiSkotlannin nokiperhonen
    SvenskaHundäxingfjäril
    TürkçeÝskoç Güzelesmeri
    ΕλληνικάΕρέβια των λιβαδιών
    БеларускаяЧернушка эфиопка
    МакедонскиЛетна еребија
    РусскийЧернушка эфиопка
    УкраїнськаГірняк ефіоп
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CyperaceaeCarex sempervirensEvergreen sedge
    JuncacaeLuzula niveaSnow-white wood-rush
    PoaceaeAgrostis caninaVelvet Bent
    PoaceaeAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal Grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse Brome
    PoaceaeBriza media
    PoaceaeBromopsis erectaErect brome
    PoaceaeCalamagrostis epigeiosWood Small-reed
    PoaceaeDactylis glomerataCocksfoot
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
    PoaceaePoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grass
    PoaceaePoa trivialisRough Meadow-grass
    PoaceaeSesleria caeruleaBlue Moor-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio aethiopsEsper, 1777
    Erebia alcyoneStewart, 1817
    Erebia neoridasFreyer, 1833
    Erebia flavescensTutt, 1896
    Erebia obsoletaTutt, 1896
    Erebia ochraceaTutt, 1896
    Erebia freyeriOberthür, 1909
    Erebia fritschiOberthür, 1909
    Erebia cosinidaFruhstorfer, 1917
    Erebia depupillataSteiner, 1918
    Erebia magnaRocci, 1923
    Erebia biocellataHartig, 1924
    Erebia reductaHartig, 1924
    Erebia albofasciataOsthelder, 1925
    Erebia perfumosaDannehl, 1925
    Erebia purpureaSibille, 1927
    Erebia infasciataWarren, 1936
    Erebia pupilliferaKolar, 1938
    Erebia amplevittataHoltz, 1939
    Erebia inocellataOwen, 1952
    Erebia binotataPopescu-Gorj, 1955
    Erebia demarginataPopescu-Gorj, 1955
    Erebia enucleataPopescu-Gorj, 1955
    Erebia jigodiniPopescu-Gorj, 1955
    Erebia mesorubriaPopescu-Gorj, 1955
    Erebia magdalenaKrzywicki, 1963
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Female, upperside.

Alain CossonFrance

Adult, upperside.

Pascal DuboisFrance, Thézillieu

Female, upperside.

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Female, upperside.

Andrzej LitwinPoland, Dukla

Adult, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczawnica-Jaworki

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Wisłok Wielki

Larva.

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Larva.

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Larva.

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Larva.

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Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Belgium, Resteigne

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Belgium, Resteigne

Pupa.

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Pupa.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Egg.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry
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