Proterebia afra

(Fabricius, 1787)

Dalmatian Ringlet

Description:
The Dalmatian Ringlet occurs on dry grasslands with scattered bushes, on rocky slopes.
The female lays her eggs on Sheep's-fescue (Festuca ovina), depositing them a few at a time one tussock after another.
The Dalmatian Ringlet has one generation a year.

Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Mixed woodland
Heath and shrub
Phrygana vegetation
Sclerophyllous scrub

Similar species:
Unmistakable

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