Arctic Sulfur vs black-calabash

Colias palaeno compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic Sulfur black-calabash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Pieridae Bignoniaceae
Genus Colias Amphitecna
Species Colias palaeno Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic Sulfur black-calabash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Arctic Sulfur

Arctic Sulfur (Colias palaeno) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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