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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erebia epiphron
Erebia epiphron(Knoch, 1783)
IUCN
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Erebiina
  5. Erebia
  6.  epiphron
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TL: Germany, Hartz Mts., Brocken   (1200 - 2800 m.)

Habitat

  • Mountain meadows
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Erebia claudina
  • Erebia eriphyle
  • Erebia manto
  • Erebia melampus
MU
FU

28-33 mm

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  • Germany
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  • Switzerland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMuntanyesa menuda
    ČeskyOkáč horský
    DeutschKnochs Mohrenfalter
    EnglishSmall Mountain Ringlet
    EspañolMontañesa Ojitos
    FrançaisMoiré de la canche
    HrvatskiMali planinski okaš
    NederlandsBergerebia
    PolskiGórówka epifron
    ShqipZijoshja epifron
    SlovenčinaOčkáň horský
    SrpskiŠarska erebija
    SuomeksiVuorinokiperhonen
    ΕλληνικάΕρέβια της Πέλιστερ
    РусскийЧернушка эпифрон
    УкраїнськаГірняк альпійський
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeNardusMat-grass
    PoaceaePoaMeadow-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Erebia fauveauide Lesse, 1947
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Maurizio SigheleItaly, Val di Mázia

Adult, upperside.

Tomasz PyrczSlovakia, Belianske Tatry

Adult, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Hrubý Jeseník

Adult, upperside.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Adult, underside.

Johannes GillmannAustria

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Hrubý Jeseník

Egg.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry
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