Erebia lafontainei, the reddish alpine or Lafontaine's alpine, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern North America from Alaska, Yukon, and western Northwest Territories as far east as Tuktoyuktuk.
| Reddish alpine | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. lafontainei
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| Binomial name | |
| Erebia lafontainei Troubridge & Philip, 1983[1]
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The wingspan is 33–41 mm. Adults are on the wing from mid-June to late July.[2]
Similar species edit
- Four-dotted alpine (E. youngi)
- Scree alpine (E. anyuica)
References edit
- ^ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Reddish Alpine (Erebia lanfontainei), Butterflies of Canada
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Erebia lafontainei.
- Erebia lafontainei, Butterflies and Moths of North America