Blind Ringlet vs blunt tellin

Erebia pharte compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Blind Ringlet is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Ringlet	blunt tellin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tellinidae
Genus	Erebia	Arcopagia
Species	Erebia pharte	Arcopagia crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Ringlet and blunt tellin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Ringlet	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blind Ringlet

The Blind Ringlet (Erebia pharte) 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.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.