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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
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.