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Erebia ligea
Family: NymphalidaeGenus: Erebianative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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11
Plants
visited
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14
Interactions
documented
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2
Host plants
known
About this species
Erebia ligea is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family recorded in Great Britain. Adults fly in July and August.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
The life cycle is flexible, with the species overwintering in the egg or larval stage. Adult butterflies emerge and are on the wing in July and August.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Generationen/Jahr
flexible
Overwintering
egg/larva
Scientific profile
Erebia ligea is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It occurs in Great Britain, where it is recorded as present by the United Kingdom Species Inventory. The species exhibits a flexible voltinism and passes the winter as an egg or larva. Adults are active during July and August.
Visited plants
9 plants are visited by this species
Calamagrostis purpureaDigitaria sanguinalisCarduus defloratusLeontodon hispidusSambucus ebulusEupatorium cannabinumKnautia dipsacifoliaCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaGymnadenia conopsea
Sources & data origin
•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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