59.007 Erebia epiphron (Mountain Ringlet)
ws: m32-40mm, f32-42mm; Jun-Jul; mat-grass (Nardus stricta); upland regions at 450-800m ssp mnemon in Cumbria, ssp scotica in Scottish Highlands
ID: dark brown with a postmedian band of orange spots with black centres on each wing.
In E.aethiops (Scotch Argus) the black spots have white centres.
In E.aethiops (Scotch Argus) the black spots have white centres.
§1 Fleetwith Pike, Cumbria; 22/06/2014
§2 Fleetwith Pike, Cumbria; 22/06/2014
§3 Fleetwith Pike, Cumbria; 22/06/2014
§4 Beinn Buidhe, Argyll; 31/07/2022; male; fw 16.7mm
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§2 Fleetwith Pike, Cumbria; 22/06/2014
§3 Fleetwith Pike, Cumbria; 22/06/2014
§4 Beinn Buidhe, Argyll; 31/07/2022; male; fw 16.7mm
All images © Chris Lewis
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