alpine silverwort vs Early Purple

Anthelia julacea compared with Eriocrania semipurpurella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Early Purple
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Antheliaceae	Eriocraniidae
Genus	Anthelia	Eriocrania
Species	Anthelia julacea	Eriocrania semipurpurella

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Early Purple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Early Purple
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.

Early Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.