Water Ringlet
Water Ringlet ( Erebia pronoe )
The Water Ringlet ( Erebia pronoe ) is a butterfly ( butterfly ) of the family Nymphalidae ( Nymphalidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Features
Butterfly
The forewings of this relatively large ringlet have a wingspan of about 36 to 46 millimeters. They are colored velvety dark brown, showing a silky luster and color vary according to the geographic occurrence. So almost uniformly dark brown specimens occur. In other butterflies located in the Postdiskalregion a maroon tie with two to four small eyespots. The forewing underside is dark brown with a reddish-brown outer band and often translucent white eye patch. On the hind wings dark brown eye-spots are occasionally seen. The rear wing undersides are divided into three regions, with the basal gray-brown, the Diskalregion in males black brown and yellow-brown in females and the Postdiskalregion are again lighter colored brown. Striking is a clear, tooth-like protruding drawing about in the middle of Diskalregion.
Egg, caterpillar, pupa
The egg is provided off-white, with fine longitudinal ribs. In the adult caterpillar is dominated by a hazy reddish- yellow color, which is interrupted by black back, brownish side of back and brighter side lines. The yellow white-colored doll has a zimtbraunen head and abdomen.
Similar Species
A certain similarity to the types white core print Ringlet ( Erebia stirius ), Freyer Alpine Ringlet ( Erebia styx ) and Erebia montana, but is pronoe be clearly seen by the lighter delimitation of Basalfeldes the hindwing underside.
Distribution and habitat
The Water Ringlet comes in the high altitudes of the Alps, Pyrenees, Dinarischem Mountains, Balkan Mountains and Carpathians present predominantly 900-2800 meters. He prefers lean lawns and screes and the edges of mountain streams.
Way of life
The moths live in a generation from June to September. You like to visit flowers such as those of Thistle ( Carlina acaulis). Main food plants of the caterpillars are fescue species ( Festuca ). They overwinter. Pupation takes place between upright grass roots.
Endangering
In Germany, the species occurs only in the Bavarian Alps before, in places, however numerous, so that it is out on the red list of threatened species as not at risk.