Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Hover fly

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Hover fly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Alectoria	Eumerus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States