Gavarnie ringlet

Gavarnie ringlet
Langham and Wheeler collection - Ulster Museum
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Erebia
Species:	E. gorgone
Binomial name
Erebia gorgone Boisduval, 1832

The Gavarnie ringlet (Erebia gorgone) is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. ^[2] It is a high-altitude butterfly found in France and Spain, notably at Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees National Park.

Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on various Poa species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

1. van Swaay, C.; Ellis, S.; Warren, M. (2025). "Erebia gorgone". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T7980A211436897. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T7980A211436897.en . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
2. Savela, Markku. "Erebia Dalman, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-20.^{[ self-published source? ]}