alpine silverwort vs Marsh Swift

Anthelia julacea compared with Borbo micans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Marsh Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Antheliaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Anthelia	Borbo
Species	Anthelia julacea	Borbo micans

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Marsh Swift
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.

Marsh Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.