Biology:Gavarnie ringlet
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Species: | E. gorgone
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| Erebia gorgone Boisduval, 1832
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The Gavarnie ringlet (Erebia gorgone) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is a high-altitude butterfly found in France and Spain , notably at Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees National Park.
Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on various Poa species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
References
- ↑ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Wikidata ☰ Q2677666 entry
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