arran brown vs Mountain Ringlet

Erebia ligea compared with Erebia epiphron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
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 epiphron

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Mountain 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).

Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

arran brown

A borboleta de Arran (Erebia ligea) é uma borboleta de porte médio com asas marrom-escuras e uma faixa alaranjada na margem, distribuída principalmente pela Europa e norte da Ásia. Seu estado de conservação é de preocupação menor (LC) e habita prados alpinos e clareiras de florestas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 19 countries:

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