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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erebia ligea
Erebia ligea(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Erebiina
  5. Erebia
  6.  ligea
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TL: Sweden   (350 - 2000 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest paths
  • Glades
  • Spruce forests

Similar species

  • Erebia euryale
  • Erebia jeniseiensis
  • Erebia neriene
  • Erebia niphonica
MU
FU

36-50 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyOkáč černohnědý
    DanskSkovbjergrandøje
    DeutschWeißbindiger Mohrenfalter
    Eesti keelHarilik tõmmusilmik
    EnglishArran Brown
    FrançaisMoiré blanc fascié
    FrançaisMoiré blanc-fascié
    HrvatskiBjelokrili planinski okaš
    ItalianoErebia bruna
    LatviešuSila brūnulis
    LietuviųTamsioji erebija
    MagyarFehércsíkú szerecsenlepke
    NederlandsBoserebia
    NorskFløyelsringvinge
    PolskiGórówka boruta
    ShqipZijoshja kafe
    SlovenčinaOčkáň čiernohnedý
    SlovenščinaBelolisi rjavček
    SrpskiCrvena erebija
    SrpskiЦрвена еребија
    SuomeksiMetsänokiperhonen
    SvenskaSkogsgräsfjäril
    TürkçeGüzelesmer
    ΕλληνικάΕρέβια των ξέφωτων
    РусскийЧернушка кофейная
    РусскийЧернушка лигея
    УкраїнськаГірняк Лігея
    中文波翅红眼蝶
    日本語クモマベニヒカゲ
    한국어높은산지옥나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CyperaceaeCarex sylvatica
    PoaceaeCalamagrostisReedgrass
    PoaceaeDeschampsiaHair-grass
    PoaceaeDigitaria sanguinalisHairy crabgrass
    PoaceaeMilium effusumWood Millet
    PoaceaePanicumPanicgrass
    PoaceaePoaMeadow-grass
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio ligeaLinnaeus, 1758
    Erebia livonicaTeich, 1866
    Erebia dovrensisStrand, 1902
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Pupa.

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