Erebia cassioides

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.

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