Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Scientific name Erebia flavofasciata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Erebia Rank Species | |
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Similar Erebia nivalis, White speck ringlet, Eriphyle ringlet, Mnestra's ringlet, Sooty ringlet | ||
The yellow-banded ringlet (Erebia flavofasciata) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is a high mountain butterfly found in a small area of the Alps in Switzerland and Italy.
Larval host plant is unknown. A Swiss subspecies, E. flavofasciata warreni, has been proposed.
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