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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Erebia medusa
Erebia medusa(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Satyrinae
  3. Satyrini
  4. Erebiina
  5. Erebia
  6.  medusa
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TL: [Austria], Vienna region   (2800 m.)

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Meadows
  • Mountain meadows
  • Pine forests

Similar species

  • Erebia alberganus
  • Erebia oeme
  • Erebia polaris
MU
FU

35-52 mm

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  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
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  • Italy
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianՍևուկ մեդուզա
    ČeskyOkáč rosičkový
    DanskMellemstor-Bjergrandøje
    DeutschRundaugen-Mohrenfalter
    Eesti keelAruheina-tõmmusilmik
    EnglishWoodland Ringlet
    FrançaisMoiré brun
    FrançaisMoiré franconien
    FrançaisNègre à bandes fauves
    HrvatskiProljetni planinski okaš
    ItalianoMedusa
    LatviešuPļavas brūnulis
    MagyarKerekfoltú szerecsenlepke
    NederlandsVoorjaarserebia
    NorskPolarringvinge
    PolskiGórówka meduza
    ShqipZijoshja e pyllit
    SlovenčinaOčkáň prstovkový
    SlovenščinaPomladni rjavček
    SrpskiErebija meduza
    SuomeksiRuijannokiperhonen
    SvenskaHögnordisk gräsfjäril
    TürkçeOrman Güzelesmeri
    ΕλληνικάΔασική ερέβια
    РусскийЧернушка медуза
    УкраїнськаГірняк Медуза
    中文森林红眼蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeAgrostis capillarisCommon Bent
    PoaceaeAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping bentgrass
    PoaceaeBrachypodium pinnatumTor-grass
    PoaceaeBromus erectusErect brome
    PoaceaeDeschampsia cespitosaTufted hairgrass
    PoaceaeDeschampsia flexuosaWavy Hair-grass
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaeFestuca rubraRed Fascue
    PoaceaeMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor Grass
    PoaceaeNardus strictaMatgrass
    PoaceaePanicumPanicgrass
    PoaceaePhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grass
    PoaceaePoa angustifoliaNarrow-leaved meadow-grass
    PoaceaePoa trivialisRough Meadow-grass
    PoaceaeSetariaFoxtail
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio medusaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Erebia themistoclesde Loche, 1801
    Erebia hippomedusaMeisner, 1818
    Erebia eumenisFreyer, 1833
    Erebia florinensisLambillion, 1903
    Erebia pseudomedusaStrand, 1903
    Erebia diffluaBlachier, 1910
    Erebia postnigraVorbrodt, 1921
    Erebia albinoticaOsthelder, 1925
    Erebia albofasciataOsthelder, 1925
    Erebia depupillataOsthelder, 1925
    Erebia effusaOsthelder, 1925
    Erebia luxuriansOsthelder, 1925
    Erebia mairlotiCabeau, 1925
    Erebia semigriseaCabeau, 1927
    Erebia alpestrisWarren, 1936
    Erebia dolomiticaWarren, 1936
    Erebia sylvaticaWarren, 1936
    Erebia honeiHoltz, 1937
    Erebia manchuricaMatsumura, 1939
    Erebia paradoxaSlaby, 1950
    Erebia infralbosparsaVérity, 1953
    Erebia macrommataVérity, 1953
    Erebia parumgenerosaVérity, 1953
    Erebia pulchrappeninaVérity, 1953
    Erebia boteviSlaby, 1979
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Female, upperside.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Adult, upperside.

Marek GrobelnyPoland, Czarny Bór

Female, upperside.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Female, upperside.

Paweł GwóźdźPoland, Myczków

Male, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Komańcza

Copulating pair.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Larva.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Larva.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Larva.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Larva.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Larva.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Utsjoki

Pupa.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Pupa.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Pupa.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Egg.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry

Egg.

Jarosław WentaPoland, Tatry
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