de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)
de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)
de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)
de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)
de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)
de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)

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de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triarius)


Photo © Martin Warren
FamilyNymphalidae
SubfamilySatyrinae
GenusErebia
Speciestriarius
Authority(Prunner, 1798)
English Namede Prunner's Ringlet
European Red List 2010Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 Red List 2010Least Concern (LC)
European Red List 2025Near Threatened (NT)
EU 27 Red List 2025Near Threatened (NT)
Habitats Directive
Bern Convention
CITES

Description

In the Alps, de Prunner’s Ringlet is found on very dry grasslands with scattered rocks, whereas more to the south it occurs in clearings in woods growing on rocky ground, in Spain in clearings in pine forests on limestone. Its foodplants are Sheep’s-fescue (Festuca ovina), Smooth Meadow-grass (Poa pratensis), Alpine Meadow-grass (P. alpina), and Feather-grass (Stipa pinnata). It hibernates as a caterpillar and has one brood a year.

Distribution

Albania / Andorra / Austria / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / France / France: Mainland / Italy / Italy: Mainland / North Macedonia / Montenegro / Portugal / Portugal: Mainland / Spain / Spain: Mainland / Switzerland /

Larval Foodplants

#OrderFamilyGenusSpeciesVernacular NameLink
1PoalesPoaceaeFestucaFescues
2PoalesPoaceaeFestucaalpestris
3PoalesPoaceaeFestucaovinaSheep's-fescue
4PoalesPoaceaeStipapennata