Almond-eyed Ringlet vs arran brown

Erebia alberganus compared with Erebia ligea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Almond-eyed Ringlet	arran brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia alberganus	Erebia ligea

Evolutionary Relationship

Almond-eyed Ringlet and arran brown share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

Almond-eyed Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Almond-eyed Ringlet	arran brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Almond-eyed Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

arran brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Almond-eyed Ringlet

The Almond-eyed Ringlet (Erebia alberganus) is a species in the genus Erebia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

arran brown

arran brown (Erebia ligea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇨🇭 Switzerland