(Boisduval, 1828)
Lefèbvre's Ringlet
Description:
The dark-coloured Lefèbvre's Ringlet is mostly found on open, rocky slopes with patches of grassy vegetation, often on calcareous soil.
Various fescues and meadow-grasses are used as food plant, such as Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina), F. paniculata, Alpine Meadow-grass (Poa alpina), and Smooth Meadow-grass (P. pratensis).
It hibernates as a caterpillar and has one brood a year.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Screes
Similar species:
Erebia pluto
Erebia melas
Erebia meolans