Erebia medusa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 8:25 p.m.
This local species is still present in three provinces in the south of our country. In some places, this butterfly can be locally common. Vulnerable! Declined with 20-50 % the last 25 years in whole Europe.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Satyrinae > Tribus: Erebiini > Genus: Erebia > Species: Erebia medusa
- Vernacular names
- Voorjaarserebia (NL), Woodland Ringlet (EN), Moiré franconien (FR), Rundaugen-Mohrenfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 5. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from late April till sometimes in July, most numbers during May and June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Molinia caerulea, Brachypodium pinnatum, Bromus erectus and Milium effusum
- Host plant (genera):
- Festuca
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larva lives on different species of Poaceae, like Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina and Bromus erectus.
No pictures yet!
