alpine silverwort vs Melissa Arctic

Anthelia julacea compared with Oeneis melissa

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while Melissa Arctic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Melissa Arctic
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Antheliaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anthelia	Oeneis
Species	Anthelia julacea	Oeneis melissa

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Melissa Arctic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Melissa Arctic
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.

Melissa Arctic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.