Lesser Mountain Ringlet vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia melampus compared with Erebia mnestra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Mountain Ringlet	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia melampus	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Mountain Ringlet and Mnestra’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Mountain Ringlet	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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