Erebia ligea

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Erebia ligea
In France
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Genus: Erebia
Species: Arran Brown
Binomial name
Erebia ligea

The Arran Brown (Erebia ligea) is a member of the Satyridae subfamily of Nymphalidae. This brown is widespread in southeastern and northern Europe. It prefers mixed woodlands at low altitudes. It is rarely seen on open areas.


Museum drawer of Erebia ligea.Langham and Wheeler collection.Ulster Museum
Museum drawer of Erebia ligea.Langham and Wheeler collection.Ulster Museum

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