bristly bearberry vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Erebia mnestra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Erebia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Erebia mnestra

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.