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Erebia ottomana / Ottoman Brassy Ringlet
Otomanja
Nymphalidae - Satyrinae
Erebia ottomana Herrich-Schäffer, [1847]. TL: not stated.
 
 
 
 
1a. Erebia ottomana, distribution map.  Historical data ;  Additional data from the 2018 update ;  New observations since the 2018 update.
1b. Erebia ottomana ♂ upperside. Mali i Gramozit, Albania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1c. Erebia ottomana ♀ upperside. North of Mali i Korabit, Albania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1d. Erebia ottomana ♀ upperside. Mali i Gramozit, Albania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1e. Erebia ottomana copula. Valamare, Albania (© Lulëzim Shuka)
1f. Erebia ottomana ♂ upperside. Mali i Ostrovicës, Albania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1g. Erebia ottomana ♀ underside. Mali i Ostrovicës, Albania (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1h. Erebia ottomana ♀ underside. Mali i Gramozit (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
Description
♂♂
Small to medium size butterfly. Fw: 19-21 mm.
Ups: dark brown gc, metallic greenish reflections.
Upf: three or more submarginal ocelli in the submarginal band along the outer margin (not only at the apex), short tawny band partly envading cell.
Uns: paler grey gc, poorly contrasted.
Unf: wide marginal band.
Unh: weak discal band, poorly contrasted.
♀♀
Slightly larger.
Ups: paler brown gc, more ocelli and larger postdiscal bands.
Uns: paler yellowish gc.
Similar species
Erebia are variable on ups and uns
for most of the characters: number of ocelli, postdiscal band, fringes, ... and some extreme cases are figured.
Identification is best done by combining different characters.
Life cycle
Adults: single generation from June to August.
Egg: short stage.
Caterpillar: overwintering.
Pupa: short stage.
Habitat
Erebia ottomana inhabits subalpine and alpine meadows from 1200 m up to 2500 m a.s.l.
Spatial requirement modest, population density often high.
Foodplants
Caterpillars feed on Festuca nigrescens, F. ovina, F. paniculata, F. rubra and Nardus stricta.
Butterflies feed on a large variety of flowers.
Distribution
Albania: loal in mountain areas (more research needed)
Balkan: AL - BG - BIH - GR - HR - NMK - MNE - RKS - RO - SLO - SRB
Europe: IB - Massif Central (France) - IT* - ALP* - BAL - NWE - UK - SCA - EEU
Asia Minor.
Conservation status
Erebia ottomana is not endangered.
Albanian Red List: NE.
IUCN Red List, category at the Mediterranean level: LC.
Useful links
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slightly smaller Erebia.
two white-pupiled circular sm ocelli (only apical) 
orange-red sm band.
short discontinuous orange-red sm band.
dark brownish gc.
discal band slight bluish-grey gc.
no or very small black spots in pd band.
