Erebia mackinleyensis
| Mt. McKinley alpine | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. mackinleyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia mackinleyensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erebia mackinleyensis, the Mt. McKinley alpine, is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is found from eastern Siberia through Alaska and Yukon, just reaching into the Northwest Territories in the Richardson Mountains and into British Columbia at Stone Mountain Provincial Park.
The wingspan is 41–53 mm. Adults are on wing in late June and July.[2]
Similar species
- Magdalena alpine (E. magdalena)
References
- ↑ "Erebia magdalena Strecker, 1880" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Mt. McKinley Alpine (Erebia mackinleyensis), Butterflies of Canada
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