arran brown vs bushman's-poison

Erebia ligea compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	bushman's-poison
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	Erebia	Acokanthera
Species	Erebia ligea	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	bushman's-poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arran brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

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.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.