alpine silverwort vs Hover fly

Anthelia julacea compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Anthelia	Eumerus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden