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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erebia mnestra
Erebia mnestra(Hübner, [1804])
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Erebiina
  5. Erebia
  6.  mnestra
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TL:   (1400 - 2600 m.)

Habitat

  • Mountain pastures

Similar species

  • Erebia aethiopellus
  • Erebia gorge
  • Erebia gorgone
  • Erebia rhodopensis
MU
FU

30-38 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschBlindpunkt-Mohrenfalter
    EnglishMnestra's Ringlet
    FrançaisMoiré fauve
    NederlandsAlpenzijde-erebia
    SuomeksiPunajuovainen nokiperhonen
    РусскийЧернушка мнестра
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeFestucaFescue
    PoaceaePoaMeadow-grass
    PoaceaeSesleria
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio mnestraHübner, 1804
    Erebia ocellataHoltz, 1930
    Erebia loritziDujardin, 1945
    Erebia warreniTestout, 1946
  • Links
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    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Male, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland

Male, upperside.

Roger GibbonsSwitzerland

Female, upperside.

François LodsFrance, Saint-Christophe

Male, underside.

Roger GibbonsSwitzerland

Adult, underside.

Peter GroenendijkSwitzerland, Val d’Hérens

Adult, upperside.

Jean MichelFrance, Sion
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