Erynnis montana

Erynnis montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Erynnis
Species: E. montana
Binomial name
Erynnis montana
(Bremer, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrgus montanus Bremer, 1861
  • Erynnis montanus
  • Thanaos rusticanus Butler, 1866
  • Thanaos nigrescens Leech, 1894
  • Thanaos leechi Elwes & Edwards, 1897

Erynnis montana is a Palearctic butterfly in the Hesperiidae family (Pyrginae). It is found in China, Amur, Taiwan and Japan.

The larva feeds on Quercus mongolica.

Subspecies

  • E. m. montana
  • E. m. monta Evans, 1948 (China: Yunnan)
  • E. m. neomontanus Murayama & Yoshisaka, 1959 (Taiwan)
  • E. m. nigrescens (Leech, 1894) (western China)

References

  1. ↑ Erynnis, funet.fi


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