Ringlet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ringlet lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aphantopus hyperantus
Group	Butterflies & moths
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Nymphalidae

Where does the ringlet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ringlet in 23 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ringlet endangered?

The ringlet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ringlet?

The ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Nymphalidae, genus Aphantopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ringlet

The ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is only one of the numerous "ringlet" butterflies in the tribe Satyrini.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ringlet (revision 1378168349), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q161520 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).