Erebia hispania: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Erebia
Species
Erebia hispania
Scientific Name
Erebia hispania

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Erebia hispania

Erebia hispania, the Spanish brassy ringlet, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, endemic to the Sierra Nevada of southern Spain. The taxon rondoui (from the Pyrenees), previously considered as a subspecies of Erebia hispania, is considered now as a different species (Erebia rondoui) according to the results obtained in molecular studies.

The wingspan is 34–42 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Festuca species.

E. hispania is a member of the brassy ringlet species complex.

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Erebia hispania in languages:

Dutch
Spaanse glanserebia
English
Spanish Brassy Ringlet
French
Moiré des Ibères

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