alpine silverwort vs Cretan Festoon

Anthelia julacea compared with Zerynthia cretica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Cretan Festoon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Antheliaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Anthelia	Zerynthia
Species	Anthelia julacea	Zerynthia cretica

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Cretan Festoon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Cretan Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.