(Esper, 1780)
Water Ringlet
Description:
The Water Ringlet is found especially on flower-rich grasslands, rocky, grassy slopes, and near woodland.
The female usually deposits her eggs close to the ground, on dry stalks of grass. The caterpillars feed on Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina), F. quadriflora and various meadow-grasses (Poa spp.).
The caterpillars hibernate in the first larval instar and pupate in June or July of the following year.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Heath and shrub
Inland cliffs and exposed rocks
Similar species:
Erebia aethiops
Erebia neoridas
Erebia montana