African Ringlet vs chainfruit

Ypthima asterope compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• African Ringlet is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ringlet	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ypthima	Alyxia
Species	Ypthima asterope	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

African Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ringlet	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus and Greece.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

African Ringlet

The African Ringlet (Ypthima asterope) is a species in the genus Ypthima. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.