Dusky Meadow Brown vs Oriental Meadow Brown

Hyponephele lycaon compared with Hyponephele lupinus

Key Differences

• Dusky Meadow Brown is Not Evaluated while Oriental Meadow Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Meadow Brown	Oriental Meadow Brown
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	Hyponephele	Hyponephele
Species	Hyponephele lycaon	Hyponephele lupinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Meadow Brown and Oriental Meadow Brown share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hyponephele.

Conservation Status

Dusky Meadow Brown

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental Meadow Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Meadow Brown	Oriental Meadow Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Meadow Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (31 countries).

Oriental Meadow Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (18 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 18 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine