(Prunner, 1798)
Piedmont Ringlet
Description:
The Piedmont Ringlet occurs on a variety of grassy places in and near woods.
The female lays her eggs on many different grasses, including fescues (Festuca spp.), Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa), Mat-grass (Nardus stricta), and several sorts of bent (Agrostis spp.).
At very high altitudes, when the caterpillars are half-grown, they hibernate in the litter layer. They may hibernate twice before pupating deep down in the vegetation.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Mesophile grasslands
Similar species:
Erebia triaria
Erebia medusa
Erebia palarica
Erebia alberganus