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.