Erebiola butleri
Erebiola butleri
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
Erebiola butleri, or Butler's ringlet, is an elusive New Zealand endemic butterfly, discovered in 1879 by John Enys at the alpine pass at the head of the Rakaia River. It is the only member of the genus Erebiola. Erebiola is derived from Erebus, the ancient Greek world of darkness between Earth and Hades, while the specific name, butleri, was after Arthur Gardiner Butler of the British Museum who played a major role in early descriptions of New Zealand butterflies.
Erebiola butleri est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) endémique de Nouvelle-Zélande. Elle est l'unique représentante du genre monotypique Erebiola, dans la famille des Nymphalidae et la sous-famille des Satyrinae. Noms vernaculaires Erebiola butleri se nomme en anglais Butler's Ringlet, Butler's Black Mountain Ringlet ou encore Small Black Mountain Ringlet.
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Distribution
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