Photograph courtest of J.D. Lafontaine
Reddish Alpine (Erebia lafontainei Troubridge and Philip)
Wing span: 1 5/8 - 1 3/4 inches (4.2 - 4.5 cm).
Identification: Dark brown with dark fringes. Underside of forewing with submarginal row of 3-4 black dots surrounded by orange. Hindwing with median brown band and irregular wide gray postmedian band. Hindwing covered with dense long reddish hair.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: One brood from middle June to middle July.
Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.
Habitat: Shrubby arctic or alpine tundra.
Range: Northern Alaska and western Yukon.
