Erebia niphonica Janson, 1877 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Erebia niphonica Janson, 1877

Erebia niphonica Janson, 1877

Erebia niphonica is an East Palearctic satyrine butterfly endemic to parts of Japan and Russian islands, with larvae feeding on two plant genera.

Family
Genus
Erebia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Erebia niphonica Janson, 1877

Erebia niphonica Janson, 1877 is a satyrine butterfly species from the East Palearctic region. It is endemic to Japan, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. Its larvae feed on grass and sedge species belonging to the genera Calamagrostis and Carex.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Erebia

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