de Prunner’s Ringlet vs Spring Ringlet

Erebia triarius compared with Erebia epistygne

Key Differences

• de Prunner’s Ringlet is Least Concern while Spring Ringlet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	de Prunner’s Ringlet	Spring 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 epistygne

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

de Prunner’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Spring Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	de Prunner’s Ringlet	Spring 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).

Spring Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Spain. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain