Species Erebia discoidalis - Red-disked Alpine

Classification · Explanation of Names · Internet References

Red-disked Alpine- Erebia discoidalis - Erebia discoidalis

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies)

Subfamily Satyrinae (Satyrs, Morphos and Owls)

Tribe Satyrini (Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs)

Genus Erebia (Alpines)

Species discoidalis (Red-disked Alpine)

Explanation of Names

Author of species is (W. Kirby, 1837).

Internet References

All-Leps

Butterflies and Moths of North America

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 9 November, 2008 - 3:18am

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