Attributes of Erebia discoidalis
Red-disked Alpine
Erebia discoidalis (W. Kirby, 1837)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Wings are brownish black and lack eyespots. Forewing has a large chestnut red patch both above and below. Underside of hindwing is mottled gray and brown.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 1 15/16 inches (3.8 - 4.9 cm).
Life History: Adults fly slowly near the ground. Males patrol for females with a weak flight. Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate; probably biennial.
Flight: One brood from early May to mid-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Bluegrasses (Poa species).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Large, open, grassy bogs; other areas with acidic soils.
Range: Holarctic. North America from Alaska south and east to southern Alberta, northern Montana, northern Wisconsin, northern Michigan, and southern Quebec.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 24, 2009 | tjantscher | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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May 27, 2011 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | January 12, 2012 | Details |
| May 30, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Herig, Terry) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| June 01, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Perkins, Owen A.) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 13, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Herig, E. Ted) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 08, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Nielsen, Mogens C.) | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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May 15, 2008 | Norbert Kondla | Alberta, Canada | February 08, 2011 | Details |
| June 13, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| May 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (JLH) | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States | January 23, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alaska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baraga County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dickinson County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Iron County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Marquette County, Michigan, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carlton County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cook County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Itasca County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lake County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lake Of The Woods County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Roseau County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Glacier County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Forest County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Iron County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Price County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
