Erebia pronoe (Photo: S. Beshkov, August 2006).

Erebia pronoe

(Esper, [1780])

Status —

The distribution of the species is restricted to the mountains of Europe. In Bulgaria occurs in Stara Planina, Vitosha, Osogovo, Rila and Pirin at an altitude of 1800 (Stara Planina: Botev) (Abadjiev, 2001: 211) — 2800 m (Rila: Musala) (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 224).

Localities:

FM27: Kalimantsi [Place], Osogovo Mts, Kyustendil District (Drenowski, 1930c: 35) • FM97: Cherni Rid [Ridge], Rila Mts, Kyustendil District: 2400 m (Abadjiev, 1995: Pl. III, Pl. XV, 113, 119) • FN81: Cherni Vrah [Peak], Mt Vitosha, Sofia District: 2000 m (Buresch, 1912: 47) • FN81: Malak Rezen [Peak], Mt Vitosha, Sofia District: 2150 m (Abadjiev, 2001: 213) • GM02: Banderitsa [River], Pirin Mts, Blagoevgrad District: 2000 m (Reisser & Züllich, 1934: 14) • GM05: Germanitsa [Place], Rila Mts: 1900 m (Abadjiev, 2001: 213) • GM06: Ribni Ezera [Circus], Rila Mts: 2300 m (Abadjiev, 2001: 213) • GM16: Dzhanka Pass, Rila Mts (Varga & Slivov, [1977]: 171) • GM16: Granchar Chalet, Rila Mts: [2100 m] (Abadjiev, 1995: 136) • GM16: Suha Vapa [Peak], Rila Mts (Varga & Slivov, [1977]: 171) • GM17: Marichini Ezera [Circus], Rila Mts: 2000 m (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 224) • GM17: Musala [Peak], Rila Mts: 2000—2800 m (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 224) • GM17: Musalenski Ezera [Circus], Rila Mts: 1900—2200 m (Drenowski, 1907a: 580) • GM17: Shatar [Peak], Rila Mts, Sofia District (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 224) • GM27: Belmeken [Place], Rila Mts, Sofia District: 2600 m (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 224) • GM27: Ibar [Peak], Rila Mts: 2600 m (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 224) • LH22: Yuzhen Dzhendem, Stara Planina Range: 1700—1800 m (Popov, 1998: 136) • LH23: Botev Peak, Stara Planina Range: 1800—2000 m (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 224) • LH23: Rayski Skali, Stara Planina Range: 2200 m (Popov, 1998: 136).

UTM map of the known distribution of Erebia pronoe in Bulgaria.