blunt tellin vs Silky Ringlet

Arcopagia crassa compared with Erebia gorge

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Silky Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Silky Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries).

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.