Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan
Prefectural Natural Monument
Insects

Arran Brown (Kumomabenihikage)

Erebia ligea

Photo: Yoshi.K. / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist

The Arran brown has dark brown wings with orange-red bands and eyespots. In Japan it occurs in the mountains of central Honshu and the Daisetsu mountain range of Hokkaido, inhabiting grasslands and openings in birch woodland. Adults appear in summer. Nagano designates the butterfly itself as a prefectural Natural Monument without specifying particular habitats.

Scientific name
Erebia ligea
Group
Insects
Prefectures
Nagano
日本語
クモマベニヒカゲ
简体中文
波翅红眼蝶

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Yes. The Arran Brown (Kumomabenihikage) is protected as a Natural Monument (0 national and 1 prefectural designations). Each designated site is listed under "Natural Monuments related to the Arran Brown (Kumomabenihikage)" on this page.

The Arran Brown (Kumomabenihikage) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nagano.

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