Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs red underwing

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Catocala nupta

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while red underwing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	red underwing
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (لقنورانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Lecanorales (لقنوريات)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Erebidae
Genus	Alectoria	Catocala
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Catocala nupta

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

red underwing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	red underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

red underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden