Mnestra's ringlet
Mnestra's ringlet | |
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Museum specimens. Langham and Wheeler collection. Ulster Museum. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Erebia |
Species: | E. mnestra |
Binomial name | |
Erebia mnestra (Hübner , 1804) | |
Mnestra's ringlet (Erebia mnestra) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is a mountain butterfly found in the Alps of Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland. The Mnestra's ringlet is named for Mnestra, a daughter of Erysichthon, King of Thessaly in Greek mythology.
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