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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erebia melas
Erebia melas(Herbst, 1796)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Erebiina
  5. Erebia
  6.  melas
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TL: Romania, Banat, Pecinișca   (350 - 2800 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Mountain meadows
  • Rocky slopes

Similar species

  • Erebia lefebvrei
  • Erebia pluto
MU
FU

40-50 mm

MD
FD
    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on the literature
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishBlack Ringlet
      FrançaisMoiré noirâtre
      HrvatskiCrni planinski okaš
      ShqipZijoshja melas
      SrpskiCrna erebija
      SrpskiЦрна еребија
      SuomeksiMusta nokiperhonen
      ΕλληνικάΜαυριδερή ερέβια
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      PoaceaeFestucaFescue
      PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
      PoaceaeTrisetum
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Erebia leonhardiFruhstorfer, 1918
    • Links
    • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
      euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
      Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
      Lepiforum e. V.
      Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
      The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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    Adult, upperside.

    Milan ĐurićMontenegro, Visitor Mt.

    Adult, underside.

    Łukasz DawidowiczNorth Macedonia, Јабланица

    Adult, underside.

    Łukasz DawidowiczNorth Macedonia, Јабланица
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