de Prunner’s Ringlet vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia triarius compared with Erebia mnestra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	de Prunner’s Ringlet	Mnestra’s 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 triarius	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

de Prunner’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	de Prunner’s Ringlet	Mnestra’s 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).

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇨🇭 Switzerland