Large Ringlet vs Silky Ringlet

Erebia euryale compared with Erebia gorge

Key Differences

• Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated while Silky Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Ringlet	Silky 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 euryale	Erebia gorge

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Ringlet and Silky Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erebia.

Conservation Status

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Silky Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Ringlet	Silky 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).

Silky Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 20 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇩 Andorra 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland