black-calabash vs Spring Ringlet

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Erebia epistygne

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Spring Ringlet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Spring Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amphitecna	Erebia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Erebia epistygne

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Spring Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Spring Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Spring Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Spain. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.