Bright-eyed Ringlet vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia oeme compared with Erebia mnestra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bright-eyed Ringlet	Mnestra’s Ringlet
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 oeme	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

Bright-eyed Ringlet and Mnestra’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

Bright-eyed Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bright-eyed Ringlet	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bright-eyed Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

Bright-eyed Ringlet

The Bright-eyed Ringlet (Erebia oeme) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇨🇭 Switzerland