arran brown vs Silky Ringlet

Erebia ligea compared with Erebia gorge

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Silky 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 gorge

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Silky Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Silky 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).

Silky Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 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 18 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇨🇭 Switzerland