Mountain Ringlet

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Erebia epiphron

Mountain Ringlet, a reference photo
Photo: Joan Carles Hinojosa Galisteo · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The small mountain ringlet or mountain ringlet (Erebia epiphron) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in mountainous regions of southern and central Europe.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mountain Ringlet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Erebia
Species
Erebia epiphron

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