#3017 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Arran Brown

🇳🇱 Boserebia ·Erebia ligea

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Jörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Sergey Pershin · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Andrei · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Felix Riegel · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Anne SORBES · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. Kyzylskiy Rayon, Tuva Republic, Russia:© Ira Han · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Δυτική Μακεδονία, Ελλάδα:© Kostas Zontanos · CC BY 4.0
8. West Macedonia Region, Greece:© Kostas Zontanos · CC BY 4.0
9. Rodopi Municipality, Bulgaria:© SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0
10. 2967 Lomen, Noruega:© Miguel Parreño Cano · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Erebia ligea , the Arran brown , is a member of the Satyridae subfamily of the Nymphalidae family. This brown is widespread in south-eastern and northern Europe. It prefers mixed woodlands at low altitudes. It is rarely seen on open areas. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758, and the type locality is Sweden.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,121iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,121 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).