arran brown vs Eriphyle Ringlet

Erebia ligea compared with Erebia eriphyle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arran brown	Eriphyle Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Erebia	Erebia
Species	Erebia ligea	Erebia eriphyle

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arran brown

LC — Least Concern

Eriphyle Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arran brown	Eriphyle 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).

Eriphyle Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

arran brown

arran brown (Erebia ligea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇨🇭 Switzerland