Erebia rondoui, the Pyrenees brassy ringlet, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in France and Spain,[1][2] where it is endemic to altitudes ranging from 1,650 to 2,300 meters above sea level in the Pyrenees.

Pyrenees brassy ringlet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species:
E. rondoui
Binomial name
Erebia rondoui
Oberthür, 1908

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Poa and Festuca species. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in spring.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms