Erebia fasciata
| Banded alpine | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia fasciata | |
| Subspecies | |
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Three, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erebia fasciata, the banded alpine, is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is found from central Siberia, through Alaska, Yukon, and mainland Northwest Territories and Nunavut to Hudson Bay. It also occurs on Banks Island and Victoria Island.
The wingspan is 38–53 mm. Adults are on wing from May to late July depending on location.[2]
The larvae feed on Carex species.
Subspecies
- E. f. faciata (Nunavut to central Alaska)
- E. f. semo Grum-Grshimailo, 1899 (northern Siberia, western Chukot Peninsula, Far East)
- E. f. avinoffi Holland, 1930 (north-western Alaska, eastern Russia)
Similar species
- Red-disked alpine (E. discoidalis)
References
- ↑ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Banded Alpine (Erebia fasciata), Butterflies of Canada
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