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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erebia gorge
Erebia gorge(Hübner, [1804])
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Erebiina
  5. Erebia
  6.  gorge
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TL: Switzerland and Tirol   (1600 - 2900 m.)

Habitat

  • Rocky slopes
  • Screes

Similar species

  • Erebia aethiopellus
  • Erebia gorgone
  • Erebia mnestra
  • Erebia rhodopensis
MU
FU

34-40 mm

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  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Switzerland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàMuntanyesa de tartera
    ČeskyOkáč zejkovaný
    DeutschFelsen-Mohrenfalter
    DeutschSeidenglanz-Mohrenfalter
    EnglishSilky Ringlet
    EspañolMontañesa Sublime
    FrançaisMoiré chamoisé
    HrvatskiSvileni planinski okaš
    MagyarBársonyos szerecsenlepke
    NederlandsGewone zijde-erebia
    PolskiGórówka gorge
    ShqipZijosha gorge
    SlovenčinaOčkáň vysokohorský
    SrpskiTrooka erebija
    SuomeksiSilkkinokiperhonen
    РусскийЧернушка Горга
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeFestucaFescue
    PoaceaePoaMeadow-grass
    PoaceaeSesleria
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio gorgeHübner, 1804
    Erebia ramondiOberthür, 1909
    Erebia hercegovinensisRebel, 1910
    Erebia albanicaRebel, 1917
    Erebia effusaOsthelder, 1925
    Erebia erinoidesHiggins, 1930
    Erebia semicaecaHoltz, 1930
    Erebia fuorniPictet, 1935
    Erebia elisabethaeWarren, 1936
    Erebia triocellataTestout, 1945
    Erebia crollensisde Lesse, 1947
    Erebia bisocellataVérity, 1953
    Erebia caecaVérity, 1953
    Erebia erynisocellataVérity, 1953
    Erebia quaterocellataVérity, 1953
    Erebia semelocellataVérity, 1953
    Erebia terocellataVérity, 1953
  • Links
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    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.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Female, upperside.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Tatry Zachodnie

Adult, underside.

Peter RoosItaly, Bolzano

Adult, underside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Adult, underside.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Egg.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Egg.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry
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