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Arran Brown
Erebia ligea
Erebia ligea, the Arran brown, is a member of the Satyridae subfamily of the Nymphalidae family. This brown is widespread in south-eastern and northern Europe. It prefers mixed woodlands at low altitudes. It is rarely seen on open areas. This species was first described by Linnaeus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758, and the type locality is Sweden.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62381.