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Scree Alpine (Erebia anyuica) |
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Photo courtesy of J.D. Lafontaine |
Scree Alpine (Erebia anyuica Kurentzov) Wing span: 1 9/16 - 1 5/8 inches (4.0 - 4.2 cm). Identification: Male dark brown, female lighter. Underside of forewing with a row of red-orange dots with ting black points. Underside of hindwing with pattern indistinct without a median band. Hindwing covered with long gray or gray-brown hairs. Life history: Not reported. Flight: One brood from late June to middle July. Caterpillar hosts: Not reported. Habitat: Dry rocky sites in Arctic and alpine habitats. Range: Holarctic. Restricted to northern Alaska and northern Yukon in North America. |
