| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Satyrinae |
| Genus | Erebia |
| Species | manto |
| Authority | ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) |
| English Name | Yellow-spotted Ringlet |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Yellow-spotted Ringlet is a species of cool and cold conditions. Above the tree-line it occurs on open mountain meadows, and below it inhabits damp, flower-rich grasslands and woodland glades. The female deposits her eggs one at a time on the blades of various grasses, such as fescues (Festuca spp.) and cat’s-tails (Phleum spp.). It hibernates twice, the first time as an egg or a tiny caterpillar, without having fed at all. During the next summer, the caterpillar develops as far as the penultimate stage and then hibernates again. It pupates in the following summer.
Austria / Bosnia and Herzegovina / France / France: Mainland / Germany / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Liechtenstein / Montenegro (Possibly Present) / Poland / Romania / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Spain: Mainland / Switzerland / Ukraine /