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Four-dotted Alpine (Erebia youngi) |
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Four-dotted Alpine (Erebia youngi Holland) Wing span: 1 7/16 - 1 5/8 inches (3.7 - 4.2 cm). Identification: Underside of forewing with submarginal row of 3 or 4 tiny orange surrounded black dots parallled on both sides by sharply cut-off darker areas. hindwing with an irregular dark median band, lighter on both sides. Hindwing with scatted long thin brown or red-brown hairs. Life history: Not reported. Flight: One brood from late June to late July. Caterpillar hosts: Not reported. Habitat: Dry alpine or arctic tundra. Range: Northern and eastern Alaska, western and northern Yukon. |
