Alectryon vs de Prunner’s Ringlet

Alectryon tropicus compared with Erebia triarius

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while de Prunner’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	de Prunner’s Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alectryon	Erebia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Erebia triarius

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

de Prunner’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	de Prunner’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

de Prunner’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.