Erebia hispania

Spanish brassy ringlet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species: E. hispania
Binomial name
Erebia hispania
Butler, 1868

Erebia hispania (Spanish brassy ringlet) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Pyrenees[1] in France and Spain.[2]

The wingspan is 34–42 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on various grasses, including Festuca species.

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