Silky ringlet
| Silky ringlet | |
|---|---|
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| Langham and Wheeler collection - Ulster Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. gorge |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia gorge (Hübner, [1803-1804]) | |
The silky ringlet (Erebia gorge) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is a high-altitude butterfly found on screes in the Alps, Pyrenees, central Italy and the Balkans. It is a very variable butterfly.
Underside
References
- ↑ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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