Large Ringlet vs Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia euryale compared with Erebia mnestra

Key Differences

• Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated while Mnestra’s Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large 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 euryale	Erebia mnestra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Mnestra’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Ringlet	Mnestra’s Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 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 5 countries:

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