Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)
Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)
Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)
Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)
Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)
Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)

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Piedmont Ringlet (Erebia meolans)


Photo © Kars Veling
FamilyNymphalidae
SubfamilySatyrinae
GenusErebia
Speciesmeolans
Authority(Prunner, 1798)
English NamePiedmont Ringlet
European Red List 2010Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 Red List 2010Least Concern (LC)
European Red List 2025Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 Red List 2025Least Concern (LC)
Habitats Directive
Bern Convention
CITES

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.

Distribution

Andorra / Austria / France / France: Mainland / Germany / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Liechtenstein / Spain / Spain: Mainland / Switzerland /

Larval Foodplants

#OrderFamilyGenusSpeciesVernacular NameLink
1PoalesPoaceaeAgrostiscapillarisCommon Bent
2PoalesPoaceaeAvenellaflexuosaWavy Hair-grass
3PoalesPoaceaeDanthoniadecumbensHeath-grass
4PoalesPoaceaeFestucaovinaSheep's-fescue
5PoalesPoaceaeFestucarubraRed Fescue
6PoalesPoaceaeFestucatrichophylla
7PoalesPoaceaeFestucaviolacea
8PoalesPoaceaeNardusstrictaMat-grass