Bright-eyed Ringlet (Erebia oeme) | Species | ||||
 Taken in the Velebits National Park, Croatia, on June 10th 2017. (1/200th sec at f16. © David Hastings)  Taken in the Velebits National Park, Croatia, on June 10th 2017. (1/250th sec at f16. © David Hastings) DescriptionFamily: Satyrinae Wing span: 44 - 52mm This species has sooty-brown uppersides. Eye-spots vary in number but the white pupils are very bright. It closely resembles the Woodland Ringlet. Endemic to Europe; confined to higher mountains from the W Pyrenees, through the Alps to N Greece. Its habitat is damp meadows, stream beds and hillside marshes, generally between 1500 and 2100m. There is one brood between mid-June and early August. Larvae feed on grasses, sedges and rushes. Sightings
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