Erynnis montana

Updated on Jan 31, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Erynnis

Erynnis montana is a Palearctic butterfly in the Hesperiidae family (Pyrginae). It is found in China, Amur, Taiwan and Japan.

The larva feeds on Quercus mongolica.

Subspecies

E. m. montana

E. m. monta Evans, 1948 (China: Yunnan)

E. m. neomontanus Murayama & Yoshisaka, 1959 (Taiwan)

E. m. nigrescens (Leech, 1894) (western China)

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