de Prunner’s Ringlet vs Mountain Ringlet

Erebia triarius compared with Erebia epiphron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	de Prunner’s Ringlet	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 triarius	Erebia epiphron

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

de Prunner’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	de Prunner’s Ringlet	Mountain Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

de Prunner’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

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