(Hübner, 1804)
Silky Ringlet
Description:
The Silky Ringlet can be found on screes, sunny, rocky slopes, and dry grasslands with scattered rocks. The butterflies often bask in the sun on stones, but, their wings closed, they are hardly noticeable. They are rarely seen visiting flowers.
The caterpillars are found on fescues (Festuca spp.), Alpine Meadow-grass (Poa alpina), P. minor, and Blue Moor-grass (Sesleria albicans). The caterpillars take two years to develop.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Screes
Similar species:
Erebia aethiopella
Erebia mnestra
Erebia gorgone
Erebia rhodopensis