arran brown vs Black Ringlet

Erebia ligea compared with Erebia melas

Key Differences

• arran brown is Least Concern while Black Ringlet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Black Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia ligea	Erebia melas

Evolutionary Relationship

arran brown and Black Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Black Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Black Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arran brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Black Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

arran brown

アランブラウン（Erebia ligea）はユーラシアの山地・亜高山帯の林縁や草地に広く分布するタテハチョウ科の蝶で、茶褐色の翅に橙色のバンドと白斑が連なる特徴的な模様を持つ。IUCNレッドリストでは軽度懸念（LC）に分類されており、北欧からアジアにかけて安定した個体群を維持している。夏季にのみ成虫が出現し、涼冷な気候の草地・針葉樹林帯を好む高山性の蝶である。

Black Ringlet

The Black Ringlet (Erebia melas) is a species in the genus Erebia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

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