Four-dotted Alpine vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia dabanensis compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Four-dotted Alpine is Not Evaluated while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-dotted Alpine	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia dabanensis	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-dotted Alpine and Mnestra’s Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

Four-dotted Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-dotted Alpine	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-dotted Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.