Beautiful Plume vs Black-winged Dragonlet

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Erythrodiplax funerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Plume Black-winged Dragonlet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Pterophoridae Libellulidae
Genus Amblyptilia Erythrodiplax
Species Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Erythrodiplax funerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Black-winged Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Black-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Plume Black-winged Dragonlet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Black-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.

Black-winged Dragonlet

The Black-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax funerea) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

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