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Erebia christi (Raetzer's ringlet)

Synonyms: Erebia depuncta (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Raetzer's ringlet (Erebia christi) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Italy and Switzerland. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is one of the rarest European butterflies, having not more than six or seven populations.
View Wikipedia Record: Erebia christi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Erebia christi

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Alpi Veglia e Devero - Monte Giove 37357 Italy  
Alte Valli Anzasca, Antrona e Bognanco 53311 Italy  

Prey / Diet

Festuca calligera (sheep fescue)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0