Erebia epistgyne

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Erebia epistgyne is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in France and Spain. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. The length of the forewings is 22-25 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May. Larval hostplant is the grass Festuca ovina (Poaceae). Although it has also been reported from other Festuca and Poa species. The species is vulnerable because of severe habitat loss. A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult.