Branded Alpine

Erebia fasciata

General Status Rank: 
Secure
ELCODE: 
IILEPN8050
Common Name: 
Branded Alpine
Scientific Name: 
Erebia fasciata
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lepidoptera (Butterfly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Lepidoptera
Family: 
Nymphalidae
References: 
B058
General Biology

Longevity

one generation per year
References: 
B058
Habitat
larvae = ? (maybe cottongrass) adults = wet cottongrass areas in arctic and subarctic tundra
References: 
B058
H147
Distribution

Ecozones

Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic, Taiga Cordillera, Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
B058

Distribution

0.59
Score: 
G
References: 
B058

Number of Occurrences

16 (B058); additional 5 from Jawbone Lake, Mackenzie Mtn (64d 59’32”N; 127d36’53”W) (HAV1); 20 (B205)
Score: 
BE
References: 
B058
HAV1
B205

Historical Distribution

This arctic species is found mostly along the Nunavut coast, and in the YT. NWT records are from Victoria and Banks Islands, Great Slave Lake, the Dempster Hwy, Tuktoyuktuk, and Godlin Lakes, in the Mackenzie Mountains, 145 km S of Jawbone Lake
References: 
HAV1

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

common but local
Score: 
FH
References: 
B058
Threats

Threats

none known
Score: 
C
References: 
H147

Intrinsic Vulnerability

none known
Score: 
-
References: 
H147
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Ranks drafted by Norbert Kondla; Present in Inuvialuit, Gwich'in, Sahtu, North Slave, ; Reviewed in 2010, no change; Reviewed in 2015, no change
Last Updated: 
October 20, 2014

References

Ecozones

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Habitat

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return
  • Norbert Kondla (2001) P.Biol., RPBio.. Ministry ofSustainable Resource Management 845 Columbia Avenue, - H147 Return

Historical Distribution

  • Layberry, Ross (2005) Butterflies from Sahtu - Update. E-mail from Ross to A. Veitch on 7 Feb 2005 - details on identification and location of species collected at Jawbone lake, and Norman Wells in summer 2004 Reference binder - HAV1 Return

Intrinsic Vulnerability

  • Norbert Kondla (2001) P.Biol., RPBio.. Ministry ofSustainable Resource Management 845 Columbia Avenue, - H147 Return

Longevity

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return
  • Layberry, Ross (2005) Butterflies from Sahtu - Update. E-mail from Ross to A. Veitch on 7 Feb 2005 - details on identification and location of species collected at Jawbone lake, and Norman Wells in summer 2004 Reference binder - HAV1 Return
  • ENR (2013) Butterflies of the Northwest Territories. Version January 2013 Booklet http://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/sites/default/files/documents/butterfly_book_2013.pdf - B205 Return

Population Size

Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Range Extent

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Taxonomy

  • Layberry RA, Hall PW, and Lafontaine JD (1998) The Butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press Incorporated RWED Library Call #QL552.L39 - B058 Return

Threats

  • Norbert Kondla (2001) P.Biol., RPBio.. Ministry ofSustainable Resource Management 845 Columbia Avenue, - H147 Return