Erebia medusa

Erebia medusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species: E. medusa
Binomial name
Erebia medusa
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

The woodland ringlet (Erebia medusa) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the Nymphalidae family. It has a wingspan of 40mm.

Museum specimens.Langham and Wheeler collection.Ulster Museum.


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