Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Taiga Alpine
Erebia mancinus Doubleday, [1849]
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Identification: Upperside is brown-black; forewing has 4 submarginal black spots surrounded by yellow-orange. Underside is gray-brown; forewing is reddish with 4-5 black submarginal spots; hindwing with conspicuous white spot beyond the end of the cell.
Wing Span: 1 5/8 - 1 3/4 inches (4.1 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Adults are active in the mornings and evenings, and commonly rest on trees.
Flight: One brood every other year from late May-early July in most of its range; every year in some locations.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably sedges or grasses.
Adult Food: Not reported.
Habitat: Black spruce-sphagnum bogs.
Range: Holarctic. Subarctic Alaska and Canada east and south across Canada to east-central Ontario and northern Minnesota. Isolated records from northern Quebec and Labrador.
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.
Comments: NULL
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 19, 2023
Submitted by: Rick Sinnott
Region: Denali, Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2019
Submitted by: RobertWeeden
Region: Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2019
Submitted by: tylerjkrul
Region: Denali, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
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Observation date: May 28, 2019
Submitted by: nonololo
Region: Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 30, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jan 18, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2011
Submitted by: ursgeiser
Region: Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Nov 24, 2018
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Observation date: May 28, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (KWP)
Region: Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
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Observation date: May 26, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (JLH)
Region: Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 23, 2008
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Alaska, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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