Mnestra's ringlet

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:	E. mnestra
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.