Erebia epipsodea, the common alpine, is a butterfly species of the subfamily Satyrinae of family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico and east across the prairie provinces to southwest Manitoba.
The wingspan is 34âÂÂ45 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to early August.
The larvae feed on various grass species.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- E. e. epipsodea <small>Butler, 1868</small> â eastern British Columbia and western Alberta
- E. e. freemani <small>Ehrlich, 1954</small> â eastern Alberta to Manitoba
- E. e. hopfingeri <small>Ehrlich, 1954</small>
- E. e. remingtoni <small>Ehrlich, 1952</small> â northern British Columbia and Yukon
- E. e. rhodia <small>Edwards, 1871</small> â Colorado
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