Large Ringlet

Erebia euryale

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Switzerland, August 2008

Switzerland, August 2008

Female, Val d'Aran, July 2008

Male, Val d'Aran, July 2008

Male, Val d'Aran, July 2008

Switzerland, August 2007

Characteristic of the large ringlet are the chequered fringe, the eyeless spots on the upperside (except in Switzerland!) and the white marks on the underside, which are extensive in the female but often reduced to a single 'tooth' in the male. I have found this species flying, generally at high altitudes, in the Alps and the Pyrenees.