Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758)

arran brown

on “grasses”

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Brachypodium; Bromopsis erecta; Calamagrostis; Carex alba, sylvatica; Danthonia decumbens; Festuca rubra; Luzula; Melica nutans; Molinia caerulea; Ochlopoa annua; Sesleria caerulea.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Erebia ligea carthusianorum Frühstorfer, 1909; E. l. herculeana Warren, 1931.

references

Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Brockmann (1985a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2023), Popov (1998a), pyrgus.de (2023), Zapp (2010a).