- Erebia cassioides
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Erebia cassioides Upperside Underside Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Erebia Species: E. cassioides Binomial name Erebia cassioides
(Reiner & Hohenwarth, 1792)Synonyms - Papilio cassioides Reiner & Hohenwarth, 1792
The Common Brassy Ringlet (Erebia cassioides) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is found in the Balkans, the eastern and western Alps, central Italy, the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian mountains. It is found on altitudes between 1,600 and 2,600 meters.
The wingspan is 32-38 mm.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including Gramineae species.
Subspecies
- Erebia cassioides cassioides -- Common Brassy Ringlet
- Erebia cassioides arvernensis Oberthür 1908 -- Western Brassy Ringlet
- Erebia cassioides carmenta Fruhstorfer, 1907 -- Western Brassy Ringlet
- Erebia cassioides macedonica Buresch, 1918
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