moiré blanc-fascié vs Larche Ringlet

Erebia ligea compared with Erebia scipio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	moiré blanc-fascié	Larche Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia ligea	Erebia scipio

Evolutionary Relationship

moiré blanc-fascié and Larche Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

moiré blanc-fascié

LC — Least Concern

Larche Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	moiré blanc-fascié	Larche Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

moiré blanc-fascié

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Larche Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Italy.

moiré blanc-fascié

arran brown (Erebia ligea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy