TL: Europe, Alps (900 - 2200 m.)
Habitat
- Alpine meadows
Similar species
30-36 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyOkáč malý 
DeutschKleiner Mohrenfalter 
EnglishLesser Mountain Ringlet 
FrançaisMoiré des pâturins 
NederlandsKleine bergerebia 
SuomeksiPikku nokiperhonen 
РусскийЧернушка мелампус
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass Poaceae Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue Poaceae Festuca rubra Red Fascue Poaceae Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio melampus Fuessly, 1775 Erebia arete Bellier, 1858 Erebia luteofasciata Holtz, 1939
- Links
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Language Website Authors euroButterflies Matt Rowling European Butterfly Page Guy Padfield Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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