Erebia epipsodea
| Common alpine | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. epipsodea |
| Binomial name | |
| Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868[1] | |
| Subspecies | |
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5 sspp., see text | |
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Erebia epipsodea (common alpine) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is found from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico and east across the prairie provinces to southwest Manitoba.
The wingspan is 34–45 mm. Adults are on the wing from mid June to early August.[2]
The larvae feed on various grass species.
Subspecies
- E. e. epipsodea Butler, 1868 – eastern British Columbia and western Alberta
- E. e. freemani Ehrlich, 1954 – eastern Alberta to Manitoba
- E. e. hopfingeri Ehrlich, 1954
- E. e. remingtoni Ehrlich, 1952 – northern British Columbia and Yukon
- E. e. rhodia Edwards, 1871 – Colorado
Similar species
- Vidler's alpine (E. vidleri)
References
- 1 2 Erebia epipsodea. funet.fi
- 1 2 Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea) (Butler, 1868), Butterflies of Canada
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