Erebia euryale
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The Large Ringlet is a member of the Nymphalidae
family. It's a mid-altitude alpine species. It lives in spruce
forest clearings and damp meadows within these. A separate lowland subspecies occurs in Russia.
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It's a mid-altitude alpine species. It lives in spruce
Spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...
forest clearings and damp meadows within these. A separate lowland subspecies occurs in Russia.