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Disa Alpine (Erebia disa) |
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Disa Alpine (Erebia disa Thunberg) Wing span: 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 inches (3.9 - 4.3 cm). Identification: Fringe of forewing checkered. Underside of forewing dark brown with submarginal row of 4 to 5 black spots surrounded by a narrow band of yellow-orange. Hindwing witha dark brown postbasal band. Hindwing with a conspicuous small white dash extending from the center of the wing into its outer half. Life history: Not reported. Flight: One brood from late June to early July. Caterpillar hosts: Not reported. Habitat: Moist tundra. Range: Holarctic. Restricted to northern Alaska, northern Yukon, and the northern Northwest Territories in North America. |
