30-34 mm
32-38 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishAfrican ringlet EnglishCommon three-ring 
EspañolSortijita Africana 
FrançaisAstérope 
NederlandsDubbeloog 
TürkçeKaragöz 
ΕλληνικάΑστερόπη 
മലയാളംമുക്കണ്ണി 
ייִדישסטירית הטבעת
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue Poaceae Festuca rubra Red Fascue Poaceae Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Poaceae Poa bulbosa Bulbous bluegrass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hipparchia asterope Klug, 1832 Ypthima alemola Swinhoe, 1885 Ypthima complexiva Swinhoe, 1886 Ypthima hereroica Grünberg, 1910 Ypthima merlenii Kattulas & Koutsaftikis, 1976
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy euroButterflies Matt Rowling 
Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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