EREBIA EMBLA
| English name: | Lapland Ringlet. |
| Norwegian name: | Emblas ringvinge. |
| Auctor: | (Becklin, 1791) |
| Original description: | as Papilio embla in Dissertatio entomologica sistens insecta Svecica 2 : 38 |
| (Editor: C.P.Thunberg). | |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Västerbotten, Sweden. |
| Worldwide distribution: | Fennoscandia, via Urals, Altai, Siberia to Chukot Peninsula, |
| Kamchatka Pensinsula,, Sakhalin Is., Ussuri, N Mongolia, NE China and North Korea. | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | E.e.embla. |
| Worldwide subspecies: | E.e.embla (Becklin, 1791) - Fennoscandia to East Siberia. |
| E.e.dissimulata Warren, 1931 - Altai and Sayan Mts. | |
| E.e.succulenta Alphéraky, 1897 (=septentrionalis Esaki & Hori, 1929) - Russian Far East. |
E. embla embla | |
| Auctor: | (Becklin, 1791) |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Västerbotten, Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | Eastern parts of South-east Norway. |
| Notes: | - - - |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | embla: Embla was the first woman in Norse mythology. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
|
EREBIA EMBLA EMBLA - males |
|
Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 37 | HES | Sør-Odal | 02-VI-1882 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 2 | 37 | AK | Nes | Thor Hiorth Schøyen | ZMO | m | |
| 3 | VII-1891 | ZMO | m | ||||
| 4 | 37 | HES | Sør-Odal | 02-VI-1882 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 5 | 37 | AK | Nes | Thor Hiorth Schøyen | ZMO | m | |
| 6 | 169 | FØ | Sør-Varanger | VII-1892 | Hans Jacob Sparre Schneider | ZMO | m |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
|
EREBIA EMBLA EMBLA - females |
|
Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | VII-1891 | ZMO | f | ||||
| 2 | 37 | HES | Sør-Odal | 06-VI-1882 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | f |
| 3 | 160 | FØ | Sør-Varanger | 11-VII-1892 | Hans Jacob Sparre Schneider | ZMO | f |
| 4 | 37 | AK | Nes | Thor Hiorth Schøyen | ZMO | f | |
| 5 | 37 | AK | Nes | VI-1891 | ZMO | f | |
| 6 | 37 | AK | Nes | Thor Hiorth Schøyen | ZMO | f |
For further notes, photos and
maps of this species, check out
the Lepidoptera homepage of the Zoological Museum of
Oslo/Norwegian Entomological Society/Skogforsk
(text
in Norwegian).
Butterflies of Norway | Systematic
list of the Norwegian butterflies |
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