Erebia gorgone

Boisduval, 1833

Gavarnie Ringlet

Description:
The Gavarnie Ringlet is found on screes with patches of grassy vegetation, and on steep, grassy slopes. Meadow-grasses (Poa spp.) are the main food plants.
It hibernates as a caterpillar.

Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Screes

Similar species:
Erebia gorge
Erebia rhodopensis
Erebia aethiopella
Erebia mnestra

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