Erebia flavofasciata (Insecta, Nymphalidae), an endangered endemic Alpine butterfly newly recorded in South Tyrol, Italy.

The butterfly species Erebia flavofasciata Heyne, 1895 was recorded for the first time in South Tyrol. This record extends the known species distribution area to the east and enriches the already very butterfly-diverse Venosta/Vinschgau valley. An updated distribution map is provided. Further investigations are needed for a more precise delimitation of this new population, that potentially extends over the border between South Tyrol (IT) and Lower Engadin in the Canton of the Grisons (CH), in an area where the species has never been reported before.