| Oeneis glacialis | (Moll, 1783) |
TL: (1400 - 2900 m.)
Habitat
- Alpine meadows
- Rocky slopes
- Stream and river banks
Similar species
49-56 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DeutschGletscherfalter 
EnglishAlpine Grayling 
FrançaisChamoisé des glaciers FrançaisHarpie FrançaisSatyre Aëllo FrançaisSatyridé des glaciers 
MagyarAlpesi jegeslepke 
NederlandsGletsjervlinder
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue
- Oeneis (Oeneis) glacialis is a member of the clade Oeneis norna:
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Species Author Oeneis rosovi Kurentzov, 1970 Oeneis (Oeneis) glacialis (Moll, 1783) Oeneis (Oeneis) philipi Troubridge & Parshall, 1988 Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes (Fabricius, 1775) Oeneis (Protoeneis) actaeoides Lukhtanov, 1989 Oeneis (Protoeneis) norna Thunberg, 1791
- Links
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Language Website Authors euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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