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Erebia aethiops
Family: NymphalidaeGenus: Erebianative in Germany
native in Germany
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47
Plants
visited
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56
Interactions
documented
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11
Host plants
known
About this species
A univoltine butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, recorded in Great Britain; adults fly in July and August.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
Eggs are laid in summer; the larvae hatch, feed, and then overwinter before completing development and emerging as adult butterflies the following July and August.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophagous
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine
Overwintering
larva
Scientific profile
Erebia aethiops is a butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It has been recorded in Great Britain, though its status is indeterminate. The species is univoltine, completing one generation each year, and overwinters as a larva. Adults are active during July and August. It is oligophagous, meaning its caterpillars feed on a narrow selection of host plants. In Germany the species is classified as vulnerable (category 3).
Host plants
11 plants serve as food for the larvae
Agrostis capillarisSesleria caeruleaAnthoxanthum odoratumDeschampsia cespitosaAvenella flexuosaFestuca ovinaMolinia caeruleaPoa annuaDactylis glomerata subsp. lobataMolinia caeruleaAgrostis canina
Visited plants
36 plants are visited by this species
Erica cinereaLophiolepis eriophoraCirsium acauleCirsium dissectumPilosella officinarumCentaurium erythraeaCirsium tuberosumCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareValeriana officinalisRubus fruticosusErica tetralixCalluna vulgarisCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCirsium heterophyllumViola odorataSuccisa pratensisOriganum vulgareViola rivinianaJacobaea vulgarisKnautia arvensisCirsium arvenseViola tricolorViola hirtaCirsium palustreCentaurea scabiosaCentaurea cyanusViola arvensisAchillea millefolium var. collinaGeranium sylvaticumScabiosa lucida subsp. lucidaLeontodon hispidusCentaurea jaceaAster amellus subsp. amellusCarduus defloratusBuddleja davidiiLilium martagon
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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