alpine lady's-mantle vs Splayed Deerfly

Alchemilla alpina compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Tabanidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Chrysops
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Chrysops caecutiens

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden