(Thunberg, 1791)
Arctic Ringlet
Description:
Just like the Lapland Ringlet (E. embla), the Arctic Ringlet is a marsh butterfly, but the two species do not overlap, the Arctic Ringlet avoiding lowland marshes. It occurs above 350 m altitude, on open marshes in woods, namely marshes with a low cover of grasses and sedges without trees or bushes, although surrounded by birch trees. It also occurs at lakesides and near small streams and is also seen in woodland clearings in its search for nectar. Its food plants are grasses.
It takes two years for the egg to develop into a butterfly.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Mixed woodland
Raised bogs
Fens
Humid grasslands
Similar species:
Erebia embla