Erebia lafontainei, the reddish alpine or Lafontaine's alpine, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern North America from Alaska, Yukon, and western Northwest Territories as far east as Tuktoyuktuk.

Reddish alpine
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Erebia
Species:
E. lafontainei
Binomial name
Erebia lafontainei
Troubridge & Philip, 1983[1]

The wingspan is 33–41 mm. Adults are on the wing from mid-June to late July.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Erebia Dalman, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Reddish Alpine (Erebia lanfontainei), Butterflies of Canada
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