
Valais, Switzerland, June 2019

SE Serbia, June 2012
Field notes and information
Characterised by small orange markings containing black spots with bright white pupils. Often common.
Identification & Similar species: Very similar to the woodland ringlet E. medusa . They share the same ranges except the Pyrenees. The current species flies later in the season but there is overlap in June. The key feature is the colour of the underside of the antennal tip - black in the current species, brown in E. medusa.
Distribution & Flight: Pyrenees, Massif Central, Alps (not south France) and Balkan mountains. One of the earlier Erebias on the wing, it flies from mid June and is usually over by early August.
Habitat & Behaviour: Woodland clearings and roadside verges at lower levels, often damp meadows higher up. Generally flies from 1500 to 2500m but also found around 1000m. Frequently rests deep in long grass which makes photography tricky.

Valais, Switzerland, June 2017



Valais, Switzerland, June 2022


Vaud, Switzerland, July 2020

Valais, Switzerland, July 2021
Black antennal tips separate the bright eyed ringlet E. oeme from the often very similar woodland ringlet E. medusa

SE Serbia, June 2012



Vaud, Switzerland, July 2020

Vaud, Switzerland, June 2020

Valais, Switzerland, July 2020

Valais, Switzerland, June 2019

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2019

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2015

Hautes-Pyrénées, France, July 2017

Valais, Switzerland, June 2017




SE Serbia, June 2012

SW Serbia, June 2012

Udine, Italy, July 2014


Rila Mts, Bulgaria, July 2004
From spodia.