Baytop's Onion vs Orange-tailed Clearwing

Allium baytopiorum compared with Synanthedon andrenaeformis

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Orange-tailed Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Orange-tailed Clearwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Allium	Synanthedon
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Synanthedon andrenaeformis

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange-tailed Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Orange-tailed Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Orange-tailed Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.