Erebia lafontainei
| Reddish alpine | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Erebia |
| Species: | E. lafontainei
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| Binomial name | |
| Erebia lafontainei Troubridge & Philip, 1983[1]
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Erebia lafontainei, the reddish alpine or Lafontaine's alpine, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern North America from Alaska, Yukon, and western Northwest Territories as far east as Tuktoyuktuk.
The wingspan is 33–41 mm. Adults are on the wing from mid-June to late July.[2]
Similar species
[edit]- Four-dotted alpine (E. youngi)
- Scree alpine (E. anyuica)
References
[edit]- ^ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Reddish Alpine (Erebia lanfontainei), Butterflies of Canada
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Erebia lafontainei.
- Erebia lafontainei, Butterflies and Moths of North America