- Mnestra's Ringlet
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Mnestra's Ringlet 
Museum specimens..Langham and Wheeler collection.Ulster Museum. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Erebia Species: Mnestra's Ringlet Binomial name Erebia mnestra
(Hübner , 1804)Mnestra's Ringlet (Erebia mnestra) is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is a mountain butterfly found in the Alps of Austria, France , Italy and Switzerland. The Mnestra's ringlet is named for Mnestra, a daughter of Erysichthon, King of Thessaly in Greek mythology.
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